n. 1.斯威夫特〔姓氏〕。 2.Gustavus Franklin Swift 斯威夫特〔1839-1903,美国企业家,铁路冷藏车之发明人〕。 3.Jonathan Swift 斯威夫特〔1667-1745,英国讽刺作家, Gulliver's Travels 的作者〕。 adj. 1.飞快的,迅速的,敏捷的;即时的,立刻的(答复等);突然发生的。 2.易…的,动不动就…的 (to do)。 3.时间极短的(苦痛等)。 短语和例子 a swift wit 急智。 as swift as thought 立刻,马上,一转眼。 n. 1.【动物;动物学】褐雨燕;蝾螈;一种小蜥蜴;蝙蝠蛾,鬼蛾。 2.(纺织机等的)大滚筒;纺车,卷线车。 3.急流,急湍。 4.〔口语〕手脚快速的排字工人。 adv. 迅速地;敏捷地。 adv. -ly ,-ness n.
common western lizard; seen on logs or rocks 同义词:western fence lizard, blue-belly, Sceloporus occidentalis,
a small bird that resembles a swallow and is noted for its rapid flight
moving very fast; "fleet of foot"; "the fleet scurrying of squirrels"; "a swift current"; "swift flight of an arrow"; "a swift runner" 同义词:fleet,
The swifts are a family, Apodidae, of highly aerial birds. They are superficially similar to swallows, but are actually not closely related to passerine species at all; swifts are in the separate order Apodiformes, which they share with hummingbirds.
例句与用法
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The current is swiftest in the middle of the river ... 河当中水流最急。
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She did a swift mental calculation . 她头脑里敏捷地盘算了一下。
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The fighter was swift and amazingly scientific . 拳击手动作敏捷,技术惊人。
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The pictures follow one another in swift succession . 画面飞快地按顺序相继出现。
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The flood roared on , swift and violent . 水势迅猛异常。
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A brave fellow is as good as his words , a swift horse needs no spurring . 快马一鞭。
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A swift change had taken place on the earth for him . 在他看来,地球上发生了急骤的变化。
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Those light, swift fires, run about the country . 那明亮而疾走如飞的野火在田野里到处奔窜。
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The swift fate of holand was in all our minds . 荷兰的急转直下的结局一直在我们的脑际萦回。