释义 |
●ˌhard and ˈfast (of rules, etc. 规则等) that cannot be changed 无法改变的;不容更改的◆These regulations are not hard and fast. They can be changed by general consent.这些规定并不是不可改变的,只要一致同意就可以改。◆There are no hard-and-fast rules about this.这事没有什么一成不变的规则。 NOTE Fast in this idiom means ‘fixed’. 这个习语中的 fast 意为“固定的”。 |