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swiftness

/swift/US // swɪft //UK // (swɪft) //

迅捷性,迅捷,快捷,敏捷性

Related Words

rapid迅速,快速,迅速的,快速的unexpected出乎意料,意外的,出乎意料的,出人意料hasty匆忙,匆匆忙忙,匆忙的,仓促nimble敏捷的,灵巧的,敏锐的,灵巧sudden突然,忽然,突然的,突发abrupt突然的,骤然,突然,突发quick快速,迅速,快,快速的speedy迅速的,快速的,迅速,快速expeditious迅速,从速,迅速的,迅速地short短期,短期的,短暂的,短暂prompt促使,提示,迅速,催促flying飞行,飞行的,飞行的方式express表示spanking打屁股,打飞机,击打,打屁股的precipitate沉淀物,沉淀,淀积物,淀ready准备好了,准备就绪,准备,准备好fleet舰队,车队,车车队,机队cracking裂缝,裂纹,开裂,破解screaming尖叫声,尖叫,尖叫的,尖叫声中breakneck突破性的,突破性,突破,突破重围

Definitions

adj.形容词 adjective
  1. 1

    swift·er, swift·est.

    • : moving or capable of moving with great speed or velocity; fleet; rapid: a swift ship.
    • : coming, happening, or performed quickly or without delay: a swift decision.
    • : quick or prompt to act or respond: swift to jump to conclusions.
    • : Slang. quick to perceive or understand; smart; clever: You can't cheat him, he's too swift.
adv.副词 adverb
  1. 1
    • : swiftly.
n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : any of numerous long-winged, swallowlike birds of the family Apodidae, related to the hummingbirds and noted for their rapid flight.
    • : tree swift.
    • : spiny lizard.
    • : Also called swift moth [swift-mawth, moth], /ˈswɪft ˌmɔθ, mɒθ/, ghost moth. any of several brown or gray moths, the males of which are usually white, of the family Hepialidae, noted for rapid flight.
    • : an adjustable device upon which a hank of yarn is placed in order to wind off skeins or balls.
    • : the main cylinder on a machine for carding flax.

Synonyms & Antonyms

nounacceleration
Synonyms
alacrity爽快,敏锐性,敏捷性,敏锐quickness快速性,敏捷性,快速,迅速rapidity快速性,迅速,迅速性,迅捷性briskness洁净度,爽性,爽朗,爽快celerity速度,快捷性,速率,快捷speed速度,速度快,速度快慢speediness速度,快速性,迅速性,速度感velocity速度,速率

Examples

  • The change was rapid and swift and now, months into this new behavior, there’s still no standard for what makes a good mask, although we can tell you what makes a bad one.

  • Toshin said that enterprise customers will soon get support for scanning Swift source code for iOS apps.

  • Principal investigators from across the Institute are now developing ambitious multidisciplinary ideas for tackling our climate emergency and designing the most effective levers for swift, large-scale change.

  • It operates via secure email that allows participating National Guard units to diagnose a foreign attack and provide swift mitigation strategies that can be shared with the state.

  • We had “swift electric cars” and a “perfect” sewage system, raved a 1894 guidebook.

  • The swiftness and high case-rate of Chikungunya is almost unprecedented in the annals of horrible viral outbreaks.

  • Presumably he realizes he could spend a fortune and still get fired by the electorate with Apprentice-like swiftness.

  • Louis had covered his raging temples with his hand, and he hastened forward with distracted swiftness.

  • Don't you remember my telling you that Liszt has an inconceivable lightness, swiftness and smoothness of execution?

  • Since the time of Linnæus the growth of our knowledge has gone forward with amazing swiftness.

  • His right hand dropped with incredible swiftness to his wide black belt, snatched something from a concealed pocket there.

  • The little adobe at the desert well leaped at them and fell away behind with the swiftness of thought.

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