swift

名词 n. 形容词 adj. 副词 adv.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  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. A 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. Any of various fast-flying hesperiid butterflies.
  5. A 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. The current of a stream. obsolete
形容词 adj.
  1. Fast; quick; rapid.
    — swift action
  2. Capable of moving at high speeds.
  3. Quick-thinking; bright. informal
    — That's what limos do — advertise, and he should have known that. But, as I told you before, officer, he's not too swift.
副词 adv.
  1. Swiftly. obsolete,poetic
    — Light boats sail swift, though greater hulks draw deep.

词形变化

swifter comparative swiftest superlative more swift comparative most swift superlative swifts plural

词汇关系

衍生词
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相关词
swiftfootedness swift-footedness swifthandedness swift-handedness

词源

词源 1
From Middle English swift, from Old English swift (“swift; quick”), from Proto-Germanic *swiftaz (“swift; quick”), from Proto-Indo-European *(s)weyp- (“to twist; wind around”). Cognate with Icelandic svipta (“to pull quickly”), Old English swīfan (“to revolve, sweep, wend, intervene”). More at swivel.
词源 2
From Middle English swift, from Old English swift (“swift; quick”), from Proto-Germanic *swiftaz (“swift; quick”), from Proto-Indo-European *(s)weyp- (“to twist; wind around”). Cognate with Icelandic svipta (“to pull quickly”), Old English swīfan (“to revolve, sweep, wend, intervene”). More at swivel.
词源 3
From Middle English swift, from Old English swift (“swift; quick”), from Proto-Germanic *swiftaz (“swift; quick”), from Proto-Indo-European *(s)weyp- (“to twist; wind around”). Cognate with Icelandic svipta (“to pull quickly”), Old English swīfan (“to revolve, sweep, wend, intervene”). More at swivel.
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