swift
/swɪft/ (bre, ipa) · [swˈɪft] /swɪft/ (ame, ipa) · [swˈɪft] /ˈswift/ (ame, mw)
swift — adjective
- swiftpositive
- swiftercomparative
- swiftestsuperlative
1. moving, happening, or being done very quickly, often with smooth and direct acti
moving, happening, or being done very quickly, often with smooth and direct action.
The rescue boat made a swift turn and reached the boy in seconds.
swift + action noun
Indra gave a swift reply before the meeting could grow tense.
swift + reply
After the alarm rang, Xiu took swift action and led everyone outside.
The fox made a swift jump across the narrow stream at dusk.
Doctors were swift to send Reema into surgery after the scan.
文法句型
swift + noun
be swift
be swift to + verb
用法筆記
Common with action nouns such as response, decision, or action, and with be swift to when someone reacts without delay.
swift — noun
- swiftsingular
- swiftsplural
1. a small dark bird with long curved wings that spends much of its time flying fas
a small dark bird with long curved wings that spends much of its time flying fast through the air.
At sunset, Liam watched a swift circle above the church tower.
a swift + verb
The guide said swifts return to the same roof each summer.
swifts return to the same place
A wounded swift rested in Kemi's hands before the vet examined it.
The museum display showed how a swift spends most of its life in flight.
文法句型
a swift + verb
swifts + verb
用法筆記
Often appears in descriptions of birds flying high over towns, cliffs, or open fields, especially in summer.
swift — adverb
1. at high speed or with very little delay, in literary or old-fashioned English.
at high speed or with very little delay, in literary or old-fashioned English.
News of the flood spread swift through the riverside town before sunrise.
literary flat adverb after verb
The hawk flew swift over the field and vanished behind the trees.
flew swift
Help came swift once the radio call reached the coast guard.
After two days of rain, the river ran swift between the rocks.
文法句型
verb + swift
用法筆記
This use is now uncommon and sounds literary. It often follows verbs such as come, fly, run, or spread.