swift

adjective · adverb · nounA2

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Tính từ

adjective

Comparative

swifter

Superlative

swiftest

1.
Fast; quick; rapid.
swift action
swift response
swift recovery
The river’s swift current carried the boat downstream.
She gave a swift reply to his question.
2.
Capable of moving at high speeds.
3.
(informal)Quick-thinking; bright.
That's what limos do — advertise, and he should have known that. But, as I told you before, officer, he's not too swift.

Trạng từ

adverb

Comparative

more swift

Superlative

most swift

1.
(obsolete, poetic)(obsolete or poetic) Swiftly.

Danh từ

noun

Plural noun:

swifts

1.
A small plain-colored bird of the family Apodidae that resembles a swallow and is noted for its rapid flight.
Đồng nghĩa: needletail, spinetail, swiftlet
2.
Any of certain lizards of the genus Sceloporus.
Đồng nghĩa: fence lizard, spiny lizard
3.
(entomology) A moth of the family Hepialidae, swift moth, ghost moth.
4.
(entomology) Any of various fast-flying hesperiid butterflies.
5.
(textiles) A light, collapsible reel used to hold a hank of yarn in order to wind off skeins or balls.
6.
The main cylinder of a carding-machine.
7.
(obsolete)The current of a stream.

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Đồng nghĩa

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Nguồn gốc từ

From Middle English swift, from Old English swift (swift; quick), from Proto-Germanic *swiftaz (swift; quick), from Proto-Indo-European *(s)weyp- (to twist; wind around). Cognate with svipta to pull quickly, swīfan. More at swivel.