(1) quick用于动作,表示“快,迅速”,如:a quick answer, a quick recovery;也可用于人,意思是“(做事)快;(反应)聪明,敏捷”。
- He was quick to notice the mistake.
他很快注意到这个错误。 - I wanted him to give me a quick answer.
我要他给我迅速做出回答。 - He is a quick worker.
他是一个做事干练的工人。 - He is quick at doing such things.
他做这种事很利索。
*quick eye/ear是“敏锐的目光/耳朵”之意;a quick mind意为“聪明的头脑”。
(2) fast可用于人或物,意思是“动作快,迅速,敏捷”。
- My watch is twenty minutes fast .
我的表快了20分钟。 - He was such a fast runner that he beat all the others in the race.
他跑得很快,在比赛中击败了所有其他的运动员。 - Is the 10:30 train a fast one?
10:30的火车是趟快车吗?
(3) speedy意为“快速的,(来临或完成)迅速的”。
- I wish you a speedy recovery from illness.
愿你早日恢复健康。 - A speedy reply is one that comes without delay.
一个迅速的回答就是不拖延的回答。