喜樂美語
  1. 1a/swɪft/quick, happening fast迅速

    Happening or done in a very short time, often at once, so you do not wait long.

    「swift」這一義是事情很快發生或很快做完，回信、決定都常用。fast 多半講人、車跑得多快；這一義量的是等待有多短。書面裡常說 a swift reply、be swift to do something。

    示範例句 · Example

    Mei's email received a swift reply from the teacher.

    中文翻譯美的電子郵件收到了一個迅速的回覆從那老師。

    常見搭配

    • a swift reply

      迅速的回覆

      an answer that comes after only a short wait

      Mei's email received a swift reply from the teacher.

    • a swift glance

      迅速的一瞥

      a very short look that happens at once

      She shot a swift glance at Leo.

    • be swift to do something

      立刻去做某事

      to do something immediately, with little delay

      The shop was swift to replace the toy.

    • swift action

      迅速的行動

      action that is taken very soon after something happens

      Only swift action will save the old trees in the park.

    用法接近

    quicksuddenhasty

    意思相反

    slowdelayed

  2. 2n/swɪft/swift (bird)雨燕

    A small brown bird with wings that come to a point. It flies at very high speed and looks a little like a swallow.

    「swift」當名詞是一種小鳥，中文叫雨燕。翅膀尖、飛得極快，外形有點像燕子（swallow）。黃昏時有時看得到它們在空中畫弧線；跟形容詞「迅速／飛快」只是同一個拼法。

    常見搭配

    • black swifts

      黑雨燕

      swifts with dark feathers

      Each spring, black swifts return to the old tower.

    • swifts nest in

      雨燕在…築巢

      these birds make a home and lay eggs in a place

      Swifts can no longer nest in the old tower.

    • a flock of swifts

      一群雨燕

      a group of these birds flying together

      A flock of swifts passed over the river.

    • swifts swoop

      雨燕俯衝飛過

      the birds fly down fast in a curve

      White-throated swifts swoop past in wide arcs.

    用法接近

    swallowmartinbird

  3. 3a/swɪft/moving fast飛快

    Moving very fast, or able to move very fast, used about people, animals, water, or one movement of the body.

    文法只放在名詞前面修飾名詞。

    「swift」這一義是人或東西本身移動得很快，或有這樣的能力。a swift runner 是跑得快的人；swift water 是流得急的水。跟「回信來得快」那一義分開：這裡動的是身體或水流。

    常見搭配

    • a swift runner

      跑得很快的人

      a person who can run very fast

      Aisha is a swift runner on the school team.

    • one swift movement

      一下子的快速動作

      a single fast motion of the body

      She wiped the table in one swift movement.

    • a swift current

      湍急的水流

      water that is moving very fast

      We steered the boat through the swift current.

    • a swift trot

      輕快的小跑

      a fairly fast, steady running pace, especially of a horse

      The horses moved along the path at a swift trot.

    用法接近

    briskspeedynimble

    意思相反

    slowsluggish

  4. 4a/swɪft/not quick-witted不太靈光

    口語Used, especially in not the swiftest, to say a person is not very clever or is slow to understand.

    「not the swiftest」是口語裡偏軟的說法，表示這個人頭腦轉得比較慢、不太靈光。可以想成把「快」從身體搬到腦子，再加 not。幾乎總是出現在否定裡；誇人聰明很少單說 swift。

    常見搭配

    • not the swiftest

      不太靈光

      not very clever, or slow to understand

      I'm not the swiftest with new apps.

    • not the swiftest at

      在某方面反應比較慢

      not very good at understanding a kind of task

      He was not the swiftest at the puzzle.

    • not exactly swift

      不怎麼靈光

      a softer way to say someone is slow to understand

      I'm not exactly swift with maths before breakfast.

    意思相近

    slowdim

    用法接近

    dullslow-witted

    意思相反

    sharpbrightclever

原始詞典資料28 筆記錄

以下是外部詞典記錄的用法，摘錄並精簡格式，我們還沒有寫成教學內容。上面的說明才是我們自己寫的；有些用法可能上面已經講過了。

Swiftname/swɪft/

  • 1

    A surname transferred from the nickname, originally a nickname for a swift or quick person.

    • Taylor Swift has countless Grammys and American Music Awards, but this new honor will be a first for the global pop star.
  • 2

    computer-languagescomputingengineeringA general-purpose multi-paradigm compiled programming language introduced by Apple Inc. in 2014.

    • If anyone outside Apple saw Swift coming, they certainly weren't making any public predictions.
    • Apple has made its Swift programming tools open source, Google opened up its TensorFlow machine-learning software, and IBM did the same with its SystemML.
  • 3

    A place name:

  • 4

    A place name:

  • 5

    A place name:

  • 6

    A place name:

swiftadj/swɪft/

  • 1

    Fast; quick; rapid.

    • swift action
    • swift response
  • 2

    Capable of moving at high speeds.

  • 3

    informalQuick-thinking; bright.

    • That's what limos do — advertise, and he should have known that. But, as I told you before, officer, he's not too swift.

swiftadv/swɪft/

  • 1

    obsoleteSwiftly.

    • Light boats sail swift, though greater hulks draw deep.
    • Ply swift and strong the oar.

swiftnoun/swɪft/

  • 1

    A small plain-colored bird of the family Apodidae that resembles a swallow and is noted for its rapid flight.

  • 2

    Any of certain lizards of the genus Sceloporus.

    • As a guide to start your collection we'd suggest either iguanas, tejus, swifts, basilisks, horned toads or alligator lizards.
  • 3

    biologyentomologynatural-sciencesA moth of the family Hepialidae, swift moth, ghost moth.

    • Earless ghost swift moths become “invisible” to echolocating bats by forming mating clusters close (less than half a meter) above vegetation and effectively blending into the clutter of echoes that the bat receives from the leaves and stems around them.
  • 4

    biologyentomologynatural-sciencesAny of various fast-flying hesperiid butterflies.

  • 5

    businessmanufacturingtextilesA light, collapsible reel used to hold a hank of yarn in order to wind off skeins or balls.

  • 6

    The main cylinder of a carding-machine.

  • 7

    obsoleteThe current of a stream.

這個拼法也被記錄為下列字的變化形：

  • Simple Web Interface Toolset
  • Structured What If Technique
  • Swift County

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