swift
/swɪft/
adj.
标准词条
CET-4
一句话记住
迅速的;敏捷的
释义与例句
adj.
迅速的;敏捷的
happening or done quickly and immediately
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The police took swift action to catch the thief.
警方迅速采取行动抓住了小偷。
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She gave a swift smile and walked away.
她迅速地笑了一下,然后走开了。
展开其余 1 条例句
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A swift runner can easily win the race.
敏捷的赛跑选手能轻松赢得比赛。
词源与构词
记忆钩子
联想燕子(swallow)飞得很快→swift 迅速的
词族与关联词
词族(同一词根派生出的不同词性或形式)
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swiftly 迅速地副词形式
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swiftness 迅速;敏捷名词形式
同义词
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quick 快的;迅速的swift 较正式且强调动作流畅,quick 更通用He gave a quick answer to the question. 他很快回答了这个问题。
反义词
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slow 慢的与 swift(迅速)相反The slow train stopped at every station. 这趟慢车每站都停。
常见搭配
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swift action 迅速行动Swift action is needed to solve this problem. 需要迅速行动来解决这个问题。
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a swift response 迅速的回应The company issued a swift response to the criticism. 公司对批评作出了迅速回应。