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Fast forward - 英语词汇详解 (2 meaning)

Meaning 1：jump ahead in time (Fast forward)

Fast forward 🔊

/fæst ˈfɔːrwərd/

v./n.

To imagine or describe moving quickly to a later point in time, skipping the parts in between.

jump ahead in time 🔊

➕

/dʒʌmp əˈhɛd ɪn taɪm/

v./n.

To move directly to a future point in a story or timeline, intentionally ignoring the intermediate events.

📁 Category：Time & Dates 🔖 Level：Intermediate

📘 Details & Usage

📖 Root Explanation

From 'fast' (quick) and 'forward' (ahead).

💡 Mnemonic

Imagine pressing the fast-forward button to skip boring parts.

📖 Example

Don't worry about the details now, let's just fast forward to the night of the party. 🔊 Don't worry about the details now, let's just fast forward to the night of the party.

🔗 Collocations

fast forward to the future – skip directly to a later time

fast forward through the boring parts – skip over uninteresting sections

fast forward in time – move ahead in time

🔄 Synonyms

skip ahead (v.) – to move forward without going through all parts

jump forward (v.) – to advance quickly to a later point

🚫 Antonyms

rewind (v.) – to go back to an earlier point

📖 Cultural Story

Originated from tape recorders in the 1950s, allowing listeners to skip content by speeding up playback. The term later became a metaphor for moving ahead in time in narratives.

Meaning 2：fast-forward a recording (Fast forward)

Fast forward 🔊

/fæst ˈfɔːrwərd/

v./n.

To make a recording play at a speed faster than normal, to skip parts of it.

fast-forward a recording 🔊

➕

/fæst ˈfɔːrwərd ə rɪˈkɔːrdɪŋ/

v./n.

To make a recorded audio or video play at a higher speed than normal, typically to skip over parts.

📁 Category：Technological Inventions 🔖 Level：Intermediate

📘 Details & Usage

📖 Example

The ads are too long, I'm going to press fast forward on the remote. 🔊 The ads are too long, I'm going to press fast forward on the remote.

🔗 Collocations

press fast forward – activate the fast-forward function on a device

fast forward through commercials – skip advertisements by speeding up playback

fast forward button – the button that speeds up playback

🔄 Synonyms

skip (v.) – to omit parts of a recording by moving ahead

speed up (v.) – to increase the playback speed

🚫 Antonyms

rewind (v.) – to go backward in a recording

pause (v.) – to temporarily stop playback

🌱 Derivatives

fast-forward (n.) – the function or button that fast-forwards