英语词汇“hard and fast”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

　

单词	hard and fast
释义	hard and fast adjective [usually ADJECTIVE noun] If you say that there are no hard and fast rules, or that there is no hard and fast information about something, you are indicating that there are no fixed or definite rules or facts. There are no hard and fast rules, but rather traditional guidelines as to who paysfor what. At the moment there's no hard and fast timetable. More Synonyms of hard and fast hard and fast in British English adjective (hard-and-fast when prenominal) (esp of rules) invariable or strict hard and fast in American English invariable; strict said of rules, etc. See full dictionary entry for hard Examples of 'hard and fast' in a sentence hard and fast It would have been less horrible to remove the bodies all at once and place them in the snowdrifts where they wouldfreeze hard and fast. Zindell, David THE BROKEN GOD (1992) Toward noon the road climbed hard and fast, but that last effort brought them to the top of a summit. Kerr, Katharine A TIME OF WAR (1992) He drank hard and fast, partly because of the late hour, partly to make sure Jonty Thrale didn't gain admittance to his mind again. Ruell, Patrick THE ONLY GAME (1992) Fists clenched at his side, he breathed hard and fast, as though he had run for miles to get where he was. Elizabeth Lowell ONLY YOU (1992) (idiom) in the sense of fixed Definition (of rules) fixed and not able to be changed There are no hard and fast rules when it comes to garden design. Synonyms fixed strict French privacy laws are very strict. rigid Hospital routines for nurses are very rigid. binding definite It's too soon to give a definite answer. clear-cut stringent Its drug-testing procedures are the most stringent in the world. cast-iron I can't give you any cast-iron guarantees that your job will be safe. inflexible They viewed him as stubborn, inflexible and dogmatic. immutable the immutable principles of right and wrong incontrovertible invariable It was his invariable custom to have a cup of tea before bed. unalterable an unalterable fact of life See hard Additional synonyms in the sense of cast-iron Definition made of cast iron I can't give you any cast-iron guarantees that your job will be safe. Synonyms certain, established, settled, guaranteed, fixed, definite, copper-bottomed, idiot-proof, nailed-on (slang) in the sense of definite Definition firm, clear, and precise It's too soon to give a definite answer. Synonyms specific, exact, precise, clear, particular, express, determined, fixed, black-and-white, explicit, clear-cut, cut-and-dried (informal), clearly defined in the sense of immutable Definition unchangeable or unchanging the immutable principles of right and wrong Synonyms unchanging, fixed, permanent, stable, constant, enduring, abiding, perpetual, inflexible, steadfast, sacrosanct, immovable, ageless, invariable, unalterable, unchangeable, changeless, fixed as the laws of the Medes and Persians Nearby words of hard and fast harbinger harbour hard hard and fast hard by hard feelings hard on the heels of something or someone Synonyms of 'hard and fast' hard and fast Explore 'hard and fast' in the dictionary
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