Word · Frequency #5978
swifter
/swɪft/
adjective
迅速的；快的；敏捷的
swifter is the comparative of swift.
核心释义
fast; quick; rapid
- 1.
快速的；迅速的；敏捷的。
Fast; quick; rapid.
- 2.
能够高速移动的。
Capable of moving at high speeds.
快速的；迅速的；敏捷的。；能够高速移动的。；迅速的；快的；敏捷的
用法In use
She sent a swift reply to the job offer.
用法提示：swift 作形容词，修饰名词 reply，表示‘迅速的’。
The runner is swift on the track and often wins races.
用法提示：swift 作形容词，作表语，形容动作迅速。
They made a swift exit when the fire alarm rang.
用法提示：swift 作形容词，修饰名词 exit，表示‘快速的’。
be swift
表示某人或某物动作快速。
The response was swift.
响应很迅速。
swift + noun
a swift recovery
迅速的恢复
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- swift action
- 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。
- swift response
- 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。
- swift recovery
- 快速的恢复
- After the surgery, he made a swift recovery.手术后他恢复得很快。
- swift current
- 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。
- swift change
- 迅速的变化
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
记：燕子（swift）飞得快，swift意为迅速的。
语境与语域Context & Register
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。
语法说明Grammar Note
Swift is primarily used attributively or predicatively to describe high speed; comparative and superlative forms are regular.
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
All listed words share the /ɪft/ ending and rhyme exactly with 'swift'.
用法优先级Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 2，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
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