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be swift
表示某人或某物动作快速。
The response was swift.
响应很迅速。
迅速的；快的；敏捷的
先理解核心含义，再看它在真实句子里的用法。
迅速的；快的；敏捷的
fast; quick; rapid
The response was swift.
响应很迅速。
快速的；迅速的；敏捷的。
Fast; quick; rapid.
能够高速移动的。
Capable of moving at high speeds.
She sent a swift reply to the job offer.
她迅速回复了那份工作邀请。
The runner is swift on the track and often wins races.
这位跑者在跑道上动作敏捷，经常赢得比赛。
They made a swift exit when the fire alarm rang.
火警响起时，他们迅速离开了。
表示某人或某物动作快速。
The response was swift.
响应很迅速。
a swift recovery
迅速的恢复
表示‘很快就做某事’。
She was swift to react.
她反应迅速。
比较级形式。
He is swifter than his brother.
他比他兄弟更快。
Not this
He is more swift than me.
Use this
He is swifter than me.
形容词 swift 的比较级是更规则的 swifter，而不是用 more swift。
Not this
She runs swift.
Use this
She runs swiftly.
修饰动词 run 需要使用副词 swiftly，而不是形容词 swift。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
迅速的行动
The government took swift action to address the crisis.
政府迅速采取行动应对危机。
迅速的反应
The ambulance provided a swift response to the emergency.
救护车对紧急情况做出了迅速反应。
快速的恢复
After the surgery, he made a swift recovery.
手术后他恢复得很快。
湍急的水流
The river has a swift current, so swimming is dangerous.
这条河水流湍急，游泳很危险。
迅速的变化
The weather can undergo a swift change in this region.
这个地区的天气可能会迅速变化。
果断的决定
The manager made a swift decision to solve the problem.
经理做出了果断的决定来解决这个问题。
快如闪电
He reacted swift as lightning.
他反应快如闪电。
快如箭矢
The horse was swift as an arrow.
那匹马快如箭矢。
疾如风
The runner was swift as the wind.
那个跑步者疾如风。
迅如影子，短如梦境；倏如黑夜中的闪电。
The cat darted swift as a shadow across the room.
那只猫像影子一样迅捷地窜过房间。
Use SWIFT naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
记：燕子（swift）飞得快，swift意为迅速的。
register: neutral; contexts: 日常对话, 文学作品, 体育报导; note_zh: 通常用于多种场合，比较中性，但比'fast'稍显正式。
Swift is primarily used attributively or predicatively to describe high speed; comparative and superlative forms are regular.
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