文本见“简介”|老外常说的“hard and fast”是啥意思？

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⭐今日表达⭐

hard and fast

字面意思：硬且快/稳

引申意思：

（1）快速或迅速的/地

（2）板上钉钉的；不容改变的; 明确的

⭐解释⭐

1.hard adj.硬的；苛刻的：

Don’t be so hard on him.别对他太苛刻。

adj/adv.用力、猛烈的/地：

Hit the ball hard. 用力击球。

2. fast adj/adv.快速的/地；稳固的/地；紧紧的/地：

Hold fast to your dreams. 牢牢抓住梦想。

⭐词典释义⭐

If you do something hard and fast, you do it in a fast and determined way.

如果你很“hard and fast”地做某事，你就是做得迅速而坚定的。

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.

如果你说没有“hard and fast rules”，或者没有关于某事的 “hard and fast”的信息，就表明没有固定或明确的规则或事实。

⭐精选例句⭐

There are no hard and fast rules, but rather traditional guidelines as to who pays for what.

关于谁来支付什么费用并没有明确的规定，只是遵循传统的准则罢了。

traditional adj.传统的

tradition n.传统

guideline n.指导方针, 准则

pay for… 支付…

美剧《末日孤舰》The Last Ship台词：

Well, suit yourself. But remember, we got a hard and fast rule on this ship: anything that doesn't serve a purpose is gone.

你自便，但记住，我们船上有一条铁律：没用的都不在了。

suit oneself 做自己想做的事，随你便（尤指用来告诉他人可以随便做自己喜欢的事情）

serve v.服务

purpose n.目的

serve a purpose 达到某种目的；有用

《哈利·波特与凤凰社》Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix：

Harry looked over his shoulder, his heart now pumping harder and faster than ever.

哈利回头看了看，一颗心跳得越来越猛、越来越快。

shoulder n.肩膀

pump n.泵；v. 用泵（或泵样器官等）输送；（心）怦怦直跳

《神盾局特工》Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.台词：

We need to hit them hard and fast, knock out their defenses before they even know we're there.

我们得迅猛出击，在他们反应过来之前解除他们的防御。

knock out v.击倒；打破

defense n.防御