swifter

英 [ˈswɪftə]

美 [ˈswɪftər]

adj.  迅即发生的; 马上做出的; 迅速的; 速度快的; 敏捷的; 矫健的
swift的比较级

柯林斯词典

• ADJ-GRADED 快的;迅速的
  Aswiftevent or process happens very quickly or without delay.
  1. Our task is to challenge the UN to make a swift decision...
     我们的任务是敦促联合国快速做出决策。
  2. The police were swift to act.
     警方行动迅速。
• ADJ-GRADED 快速移动的;速度非常快的
  Something that isswiftmoves very quickly.
  1. With a swift movement, Matthew Jerrold sat upright.
     马修· 杰罗尔德迅速坐直了。
• 雨燕
  Aswiftis a small bird with long curved wings.

双语例句

• About the woods, go swifter than the wind.
  就在这片树林里，比风还快地去找。
• While, in its swifter and livelier passages there appeared a channel-way of pebbles, and brown, sparkling sand.
  而在溪水畅通、流得欢快的地段，则露出河底的石子和闪光的褐砂。
• But when bureaucracy and senseless red tape impede our ability to act and when poverty persists while international functionaries drag their feet African leaders have an obligation to opt for swifter solutions.
  但当官僚主义和无谓的烦琐程序阻碍了我们的行动能力之时，当贫困仍在肆虐而相关国际机构却在拖后腿之时，选择更快的解决问题方案，是非洲领导人义不容辞的责任。
• By the spirit of the Olympic games "swifter, higher and stronger" integrate beijing's national and international first-rate resources of science and technology and intelligence, boldly innovate and increase the s& t content of the2008 Olympic games.
  以“更快、更高、更强”的奥运精神，集成北京、全国以及国际一流科技和智力资源，大胆创新，提高2008年北京奥运会的科技含量。
• My days are swifter than a weaver's shuttle, and they come to an end without hope.
  我的日子比梭更快、都消耗在无指望之中。
• Nor did he soften much in his disdain for the fruits of commercial society: cheaper cotton and swifter railways meant nothing to him;
  他也没有削弱自己对商品社会成果的鄙视：更便宜的棉花、更快捷的铁路对他来说毫无价值；
• The result: shorter lines, more room for passengers to roam and swifter passage to the security checkpoint at the world's busiest airport.
  结果是，在这个全世界最忙碌的机场内，等候的队伍缩短了，旅客的活动空间更大，安检的流程也快多了。
• Progress might have been swifter without the misallocation of resources that diverted capital to sectors such as finance and telecoms, rather than agriculture.
  假如不是资源配置失当，导致资金流入金融和电信等行业，而非农业部门，那么进展或许会更大。
• The response to new outbreaks would be swifter and stronger; the administration of vaccines, broader.
  对新疫情爆发的反应将更加快速而有效，并且疫苗的投放范围将更为广泛。
• The researchers say their findings prove why black people are more likely to sprint faster while white people make swifter swimmers.
  研究人员称他们的发现找到了黑人善跑而白人善游的原因。