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Swift Quickly Swɪft Noun Swiftly Swɪftli Swɪftnəs Ly

The word "swift" means fast or quick, and can also refer to moving very quickly. Additionally, it can denote a type of bird, a swift, known for its rapid movement and characterized by long, curved wings.

“swift”的意思是“快的;迅速的”,还可以指“快速移动的”。此外,它还可以指一种名叫“雨燕”的鸟,这种长着弯曲长翼的小鸟以其快速的移动而闻名。

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[ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]快的;迅速的 A swift event or process happens very quickly or without delay.
  • Our task is to challenge the UN to make a swift decision...

    我们的任务是敦促联合国快速做出决策。

  • The police were swift to act.

    警方行动迅速。

swiftly
  • The French have acted swiftly and decisively to protect their industries.

    法国人采取了迅速而果断的行动来保护他们的产业。

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  • The secrecy and swiftness of the invasion shocked and amazed army officers.

    这次入侵的隐秘和迅速令陆军军官们大为震惊。

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[ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]快速移动的;速度非常快的 Something that is swift moves very quickly.
  • With a swift movement, Matthew Jerrold sat upright.

    马修· 杰罗尔德迅速坐直了。

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  • Lenny moved swiftly and silently across the front lawn.

    伦尼悄无声息地快速穿过房前的草坪。

  • ...a swiftly flowing stream.

    湍急的小溪

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  • With incredible swiftness she ran down the passage.

    她沿通道飞奔而去。

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[N-COUNT 可数名词]雨燕 A swift is a small bird with long curved wings.

    Oxford swift / swɪft ; NAmE swɪft /
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    swift swifts swifter swiftest
    adjective ( swift·er , swift·est ) 1 happening or done quickly and immediately; doing sth quickly 迅即发生的;马上做出的;迅速的 swift action 迅速的行动 a swift decision 迅即作出的决定 swiftto do sth The White House was swift to deny the rumours. 白宫立刻对这些传言予以否认。 2 moving very quickly; able to move very quickly 速度快的;敏捷的;矫健的 a swift current 湍急的水流 a swift runner 跑得飞快的人 synonyms at
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    swift·ly / swɪftli ; NAmE swɪftli / adverb She moved swiftly to the rescue. 她迅速赶来营救。 swift·ness / swɪftnəs ; NAmE swɪftnəs / noun [uncountable ,  singular ]
    noun a small bird with long narrow wings, similar to a swallow 雨燕 swift / swɪft ; NAmE swɪft / swift·ly / swɪftli ; NAmE swɪftli / swift·ness / swɪftnəs ; NAmE swɪftnəs /
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    swift1 adjective
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    swiftswift1 /swɪft/ ●○○ adjective
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    1happening or done quickly and immediately:  My letter received a swift reply. She shot a swift glance at Paul.swift to do something They were swift to deny the accusations.2[only before noun] moving, or able to move, very fast:  a swift runner She wiped her tears away in one swift movement. see thesaurus at
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    3somebody is not too swift American English spoken used to say that someone is not very intelligentswiftly adverb:  Alice dressed swiftly.swiftness noun [uncountable]
    swift1 adjective
    swift2 noun
    swiftswift2 noun [countable]
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    a small brown bird that has pointed wings, flies very fast, and is similar to a swallow
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    迅速的(48%),雨燕(20%),快的(17%),敏捷的(13%),线轴(2%)
    n.褐雨燕
    adj.快的;迅速的;敏捷的;立刻的
    adv.迅速地
    n.(Swift)人名;(英)斯威夫特
    n.苹果公司开创的新款编程语言,应用于iOS 8及以上的应用程序

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