swift

swift
adjective
  1. happening quickly or promptly
    迅速发生的
    a remarkably swift recovery.
    奇迹般的快速康复。
    ■moving or capable of moving at high speed
    移动速度快的
    the water was very swift.
    水流非常急。
    the swiftest horse in his stable.
    他马厩里跑得最快的一匹马。
adverb
  1. (poetic/literary except in combination)swiftly
    (诗/文 [在组合形式以外为诗歌或文学用语])迅速
    streams which ran swift and very clear.
    溪水水流湍急并且非常清澈。
    a swift-acting poison.
    迅速发作的毒药。
noun
  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
    雨燕
  2. Family Apodidae: several genera and numerous species, in particular the common Eurasian swift (Apus apus)
    雨燕科： 数属，众多种，尤指最常见的欧亚雨燕（拉丁名Apus apus）
  3. (亦作 swift moth)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
    蝙蝠蛾
  4. Family Hepialidae: Hepialus and other genera
    蝙蝠蛾科： 蝙蝠蛾及其他属
  5. a light, adjustable reel for holding a skein of silk or wool
    绷架
派生
swiftly
adverb
swiftness
noun
语源
  1. Old English (as an adjective), from the Germanic base of Old English swīfan 'move in a course, sweep'. The bird name dates from the mid 17th cent
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