Word · Frequency #5052
swiftly
迅速地；飞快地
quickly; in a swift manner
- 1.
In a swift manner; quickly; with quick motion or velocity; fleetly.
快速地；敏捷地。
- 2.
in a swift manner
迅速地
快速地；敏捷地。；迅速地；很快地；即刻
In use
She swiftly finished her homework before dinner.
He swiftly answers emails every morning.
The train is moving swiftly through the countryside.
she moved swiftly
swiftly + verb (before the verb)
副词 swiftly 通常位于动词前，强调动作迅速。
She swiftly completed the task.
她很快地完成了任务。
verb + swiftly (after the verb)
副词位于动词后，同样表示动作的方式。
The athlete ran swiftly.
运动员跑得很快。
swiftly + past participle
在被动语态中，swiftly 修饰动词的过去分词。
The problem was swiftly resolved.
问题被迅速解决了。
Common mistakes
He is a swiftly runner.He is a swift runner.
中文学习者可能受副词修饰动词的规则影响，错误地将副词 'swiftly' 用于修饰名词 'runner'。英语中，修饰名词应用形容词 'swift'，而副词 'swiftly' 只能修饰动词、形容词或其他副词。
I will call you swiftly after the meeting.I will call you soon after the meeting.
中文'很快'可同时表达'迅速'（强调动作快）和'不久'（强调时间短），导致学习者误用'swiftly'表示时间上的'不久'。'swiftly'强调动作快速进行，而'soon'强调时间上的短暂间隔。此处表示会议结束后不久，应用'soon'。
Connections
Collocations
- swiftly move
- 迅速移动
- The cheetah can swiftly move across the savanna.猎豹能迅速穿越稀树草原。
- swiftly respond
- 迅速回应
- The company swiftly responded to the customer's complaint.公司迅速回应了客户的投诉。
- swiftly change
- 迅速变化
- The weather can swiftly change in this region.这个地区的天气能迅速变化。
- swiftly become
- 迅速成为
- He swiftly became the team leader after joining.他加入后迅速成为了团队领导。
Synonyms
- quickly
- 快速地 · 最通用的同义词，几乎可在任何语境下替换
Learner notes
Memory Tip
联想：swift（雨燕）飞行极快，后缀 -ly 变为副词，意为'很快地'。
Context & Register
通常用于书面和口语，表示动作快速，中性语体。
Pronunciation & Spelling
All listed words share the -ly spelling suffix, but none rhyme with 'swiftly' (/swɪftli/) because the stressed vowel differs. 'Softly' and 'swiftly' both end in -ftly, but their vowels (/ɒ/ vs /ɪ/) differ, so they are not true rhymes. 'Promptly' has a similar spelling but different consonant cluster (-ptly vs -ftly).
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.