swift
/swɪft/ (bre, ipa) · [swˈɪft] /swɪft/ (ame, ipa) · [swˈɪft] /ˈswift/ (ame, mw)
swift — 形容詞
- swiftpositive
- swiftercomparative
- swiftestsuperlative
1. moving, happening, or being done very quickly, often with smooth and direct acti
迅速的
速度快，幾乎不拖延
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.
救援艇迅速轉彎，幾秒內就抵達那個男孩身邊。
swift + action noun
Indra gave a swift reply before the meeting could grow tense.
Indra 很快回覆，沒讓會議氣氛變得緊張。
swift + reply
After the alarm rang, Xiu took swift action and led everyone outside.
警報響起後，Xiu 立刻採取行動，帶大家往外走。
The fox made a swift jump across the narrow stream at dusk.
那隻狐狸在黃昏時迅速跳過那條狹窄的小溪。
Doctors were swift to send Reema into surgery after the scan.
掃描結果出來後，醫生很快就把 Reema 送進手術室。
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 — 名詞
- swiftsingular
- swiftsplural
1. a small dark bird with long curved wings that spends much of its time flying fas
雨燕
長翅、飛得很快的小鳥
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.
日落時，Liam 看著一隻雨燕在教堂塔樓上方盤旋。
a swift + verb
The guide said swifts return to the same roof each summer.
導覽員說，雨燕每年夏天都會回到同一個屋頂。
swifts return to the same place
A wounded swift rested in Kemi's hands before the vet examined it.
受傷的雨燕停在 Kemi 手中，接著獸醫才檢查牠。
The museum display showed how a swift spends most of its life in flight.
博物館的展示說明雨燕一生中大部分時間都在飛行。
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 — 副詞
1. at high speed or with very little delay, in literary or old-fashioned English.
迅速地
很快地；文語用法
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.
天亮前，洪水消息很快就傳遍河邊小鎮。
literary flat adverb after verb
The hawk flew swift over the field and vanished behind the trees.
那隻老鷹迅速飛過田野，消失在樹後。
flew swift
Help came swift once the radio call reached the coast guard.
無線電呼叫一到海岸防衛隊手上，支援很快就到了。
After two days of rain, the river ran swift between the rocks.
連下兩天雨後，河水在岩石間流得很快。
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.