| 单词 | fastness |
| 释义 | fastness (once / 3203 pages) 1n 2n WORD FAMILY fastness: fastnesses+/fast: fasted, faster, fastest, fasting, fastingly, fastly, fastness, fasts/faster: fasters/fastest: fastests/fasting: fastings USAGE EXAMPLESFrom the distant fastness of Australia that’s a sharp, easy jibe. Seattle Times(Aug 18, 2016) Clumps of fans sit in the upper seats, like forlorn shepherds in their mountain fastness. New York Times(Dec 02, 2015) “Spontaneity,” he said, in 1981, “is not made by fastness. Slate(Aug 25, 2015) 1 n a rate (usually rapid) at which something happens 2Syn|Hypo|Hyper speed, swiftness haste, hastiness, hurriedness, hurry, precipitation overly eager speed (and possible carelessness) execution speed(computer science) the speed with which a computational device can execute instructions; measured in MIPS graduality, gradualnessthe quality of being gradual or of coming about by gradual stages abruptness, precipitance, precipitancy, precipitateness, precipitousness, suddennessthe quality of happening with headlong haste or without warning pace, rate the relative speed of progress or change 1n the quality of being fixed in place as by some firm attachment Syn|Ant|Hypo|Hyper fixedness, fixity, fixture, secureness looseness the quality of movability by virtue of being free from attachment or other restraints lodgement, lodging, lodgment the state or quality of being lodged or fixed even temporarily immovability, immovableness not capable of being moved or rearranged 2n a strongly fortified defensive structure Syn|Exp|Hypo|Hyper stronghold Black Hole of Calcutta a dungeon (20 feet square) in a fort in Calcutta where as many as 146 English prisoners were held overnight by Siraj-ud-daula; the next morning only 23 were still alive Kremlincitadel of Moscow, housing the offices of the Russian government bastion, citadel a stronghold into which people could go for shelter during a battle blockhousea stronghold that is reinforced for protection from enemy fire; with apertures for defensive fire holda stronghold donjon, dungeon, keepthe main tower within the walls of a medieval castle or fortress redoubtan entrenched stronghold or refuge acropolisthe citadel in ancient Greek towns kremlincitadel of a Russian town defence, defense, defensive structure a structure used to defend against attack |
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