swift
adjective
uk/swɪft/us/swɪft/C2
happeningormovingquicklyor within ashorttime,especiallyin asmoothandeasyway:
迅速的,敏捷的,快的Thepolicetook swiftactionagainst the rioters.警方对暴动人员迅速采取了行动。
Thank you foryourswiftreply.感谢您的即时回复。
Thegazelleis one of the swiftest and mostgracefulofanimals.瞪羚是最敏捷、最优雅的动物之一。
Synonyms
expeditiousformal
fast(QUICK)
fleetliterary
quick
rapid
speedy
fast
- fastI tried to catch him, but he was too fast for me.
- quickI tried to catch him, but he was too quick for me.
- promptA prompt reply would be very much appreciated.
- speedyEveryone is hoping for a speedy resolution to the conflict.
- swiftThe teacher's swift action saved his life.
Fast and rapid
- (at) full speed/tilt/peltidiom
- apace
- as fast asyourlegs would carryyouidiom
- as ifit isgoing out of styleidiom
- at a rate of knotsidiom
- fleet
- hypersonic
- in the twinkling of an eyeidiom
- Jack Robinson
- lickety-split
- lightning
- like a shotidiom
- prompt
- smartly
- souped-up
- spread like wildfireidiom
- streak
- super-express
- superfast
- wildfire
swift
noun[C]
uk/swɪft/us/swɪft/asmallbirdwithcurved,pointedwingsthat canflyveryfast
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Other wild birds
- bird of paradise
- blackbird
- blue tit
- bluebird
- bluejay
- finch
- flycatcher
- goldfinch
- greenfinch
- honeyeater
- lorikeet
- lyrebird
- macaw
- magpie
- martin
- skylark
- song thrush
- sparrow
- squab
- starling