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how fast

/haʊ fɑːst/

翻译: 用于询问速度、快慢或变化速率的疑问短语。由疑问副词“how”和形容词“fast”组成,与“speed”“rate”等名词连用时可作复杂的定语短语。

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determiner

/haʊ fɑːst/A1formal
  • zh用于询问速度、快慢或变化速率的疑问短语。由疑问副词“how”和形容词“fast”组成,与“speed”“rate”等名词连用时可作复杂的定语短语。

An interrogative phrase used to ask about speed, velocity, or rate of movement/change. Note: 'How fast' is primarily an interrogative adverbial phrase consisting of 'how' + the adjective 'fast'. When used before nouns like 'speed', 'rate', or 'pace', it functions as a complex determiner phrase modifying those nouns. This entry focuses on its determiner-like usage with nominal complements.

  1. Interrogative determiner (physical speed)A1formal

    Used before nouns denoting motion or velocity (e.g., 'speed', 'pace', 'rate') to ask about measurable physical speed of movement.

    zh疑问限定词(物理速度)

    • How fast a speed can this car reach?
    • How fast a pace are you planning to run?
    • How fast a rate does the river flow?
  2. Interrogative determiner (rate of change/progress)B1formalbusiness

    Used before abstract nouns to ask about the rate, tempo, or rapidity of a process, change, or development.

    zh疑问限定词(变化/进展速度)

    • How fast a growth rate is sustainable?
    • How fast a change can the system handle?
    • How fast a progress have we achieved?
  3. Adverbial usage (standalone speed inquiry)A1informal

    Used without a following noun to ask about speed directly. The noun is implied by context. (Note: This is the most common adverbial usage, included for completeness).

    zh副词用法(独立询问速度)

    • How fast can you type?
    • How fast does the train go?
    • How fast did you finish the race?
  4. Indirect question usageB1formal

    Used to introduce a noun clause that reports a question about speed, functioning as the object of verbs like 'know', 'ask', 'wonder'.

    zh间接疑问用法

    • I wonder how fast he can run.
    • Do you know how fast the download will be?
    • Tell me how fast you need this done.
  5. Exclamatory or emphatic useB2informal

    Used in exclamations or rhetorical questions to emphasize the surprising extent of speed, rapidity, or urgency.

    zh感叹或强调用法

    • How fast a time you ran that mile!
    • How fast do you expect me to work?
    • How fast the world is changing!