swift
- IPA[swɪft]
英式
- happening quickly or promptly;moving or capable of moving at high speed
- swiftly
- a swift-flying insectivorous bird with long, slender wings and a superficial resemblance to a swallow, spending most of its life on the wing.;a moth, typically yellow-brown in colour, with fast darting flight. The eggs are scattered in flight and the larvae live underground feeding on roots, where they can be a serious pest.
noun: swift, plural noun: swifts
- 釋義
形容詞
- 1. happening quickly or promptly a remarkably swift recovery 同義詞 反義詞
- ▪ moving or capable of moving at high speed the water was very swift the swiftest horse in his stable 同義詞 反義詞
副詞
- 1. literary swiftly streams that ran swift and clear a swift-moving narrative
名詞
- 1. a swift-flying insectivorous bird with long, slender wings and a superficial resemblance to a swallow, spending most of its life on the wing.
- 2. a moth, typically yellow-brown in colour, with fast darting flight. The eggs are scattered in flight and the larvae live underground feeding on roots, where they can be a serious pest.
- 3. a light, adjustable reel for holding a skein of silk or wool.