词典释义：
happening quickly or promptly
迅速发生的
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a remarkably swift recovery .奇迹般的快速康复。
moving or capable of moving at high speed
移动速度快的
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the water was very swift 水流湍急
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the swiftest horse in his stable .他马厩里跑得最快的一匹马。
〈诗／文〉 ［在 组合形式以外为诗歌或文学用语］ 迅速
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streams which ran swift and very clear 溪水水流湍急并且非常清澈
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a swift-acting poison .迅速发作的毒药。
a swift-flying insectivorous bird with long slender wings and a superficial resemblance to a swallow, spending most of its life on the wing
雨燕。
(亦作
蝙蝠蛾。
a light, adjustable reel for holding a skein of silk or wool
绷架。
Jonathan (1667—1745), Irish satirist, poet, and Anglican cleric; known as
斯威夫特，乔纳森（１６６７—１７４５，爱尔兰讽刺作家、诗人、英国国教会牧师，通称“斯威夫特教长”；以《格列佛游记》［１７２６］ 闻名，作品以讲述在一些虚构的国家里旅行的荒诞故事的形式来讽刺人类社会）。
"Old English （as an adjective）, from the Germanic base of Old English
