[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。
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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.
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swift/swɪft; NAmEswɪft/
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swiftswiftsswifterswiftestadjective(swift·er,swift·est)1happening 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。2moving 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; NAmEswɪftli/adverb◆She moved swiftly to the rescue.她迅速赶来营救。swift·ness/swɪftnəs; NAmEswɪftnəs/noun[uncountable , singular ]nouna small bird with long narrow wings, similar to a swallow雨燕swift/swɪft; NAmEswɪft/swift·ly/swɪftli; NAmEswɪftli/swift·ness/swɪftnəs; NAmEswɪftnəs/
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swift1 adjective
swift2 noun
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 intelligent—swiftly 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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