fast-forward
fast-forward — 名詞
1. a control or function on a media player that sends the recording forward at a sp
快轉功能
讓播放內容快速向前的按鍵或功能
a control or function on a media player that sends the recording forward at a speed faster than normal, so you can skip over parts you do not want to hear or see.
Tariro pressed the fast-forward button on the remote to skip the ad break.
Tariro 按下遙控器上的快轉鍵，跳過廣告時間。
collocation: fast-forward button
Hugo's old DVD player made a strange noise whenever he used the fast-forward function.
Hugo 的老舊 DVD 播放器在他使用快轉功能時會發出奇怪的聲音。
Maja hit fast-forward by accident and had to rewind to find the part she missed.
Maja 不小心按到快轉，只好倒帶來找錯過的部分。
The viewer used the fast-forward control to skip the opening scene of the show.
觀眾使用快轉控制鍵跳過了節目的開場片段。
- skip function
a related but different feature — skip jumps to the next chapter or track, while fast-forward moves through the current content at high speed
- rewind
moves the recording backwards instead of forwards
fast-forward — 動詞
1. to use a media player's fast-forward control to move a video or audio recording
快轉
使用快轉功能快速前進播放內容
to use a media player's fast-forward control to move a video or audio recording forward at high speed, usually in order to bypass a section you do not wish to watch or listen to.
Hoa fast-forwarded through the first part of the lecture to reach the Q&A session.
Hoa 將演講的前半部分快轉過去，直接進入問答環節。
pattern: fast-forward through [something]
The film editor fast-forwarded the raw footage to check the lighting in the second scene.
影片剪輯師快轉原始素材，檢查第二場戲的光線是否合適。
pattern: fast-forward [something] (transitive)
Fast-forward to the last five minutes of the podcast to hear the host's final thoughts.
把 Podcast 快轉到最後五分鐘，就能聽到主持人的結語。
The podcast listener fast-forwarded past the long introduction to get to the interview.
Podcast 聽眾快轉過冗長的開場白，直接進入訪談內容。
- skip
skip jumps directly to a later point without showing content in between, whereas fast-forward plays the content at high speed
- rewind
moves the recording backwards at high speed
文法句型
fast-forward + through + noun phrase
fast-forward + to + noun phrase
fast-forward + noun phrase (direct object)
用法筆記
Commonly used with 'through' to describe the content being bypassed (fast-forward through the ads), and with 'to' to describe the destination point (fast-forward to the end). The verb can take a direct object (fast-forward the tape) or be used intransitively (the tape fast-forwards).