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swift 音标拼音: [sw'ɪft]
n. 雨燕,大滚筒
a. 迅速的,快的,敏捷的,立刻的
ad. 迅速地,敏捷地 雨燕,大滚筒迅速的,快的,敏捷的,立刻的迅速地,敏捷地 swift adj 1: moving very fast; " fleet of foot"; " the fleet scurrying of squirrels"; " a swift current"; " swift flight of an arrow"; " a swift runner" [ synonym: { fleet}, { swift}] n 1: United States meat- packer who began the use of refrigerated railroad cars ( 1839- 1903) [ synonym: { Swift}, { Gustavus Franklin Swift}] 2: an English satirist born in Ireland ( 1667- 1745) [ synonym: { Swift}, { Jonathan Swift}, { Dean Swift}] 3: a small bird that resembles a swallow and is noted for its rapid flight 4: common western lizard; seen on logs or rocks [ synonym: { western fence lizard}, { swift}, { blue- belly}, { Sceloporus occidentalis}] Pine \ Pine\, n. [ AS. p[ imac] n, L. pinus.] 1. ( Bot.) Any tree of the coniferous genus { Pinus}. See { Pinus}. [ 1913 Webster] Note: There are about twenty- eight species in the United States, of which the { white pine} ({ Pinus Strobus}), the { Georgia pine} ({ Pinus australis}), the { red pine} ({ Pinus resinosa}), and the great West Coast { sugar pine} ({ Pinus Lambertiana}) are among the most valuable. The { Scotch pine} or { fir}, also called { Norway} or { Riga pine} ({ Pinus sylvestris}), is the only British species. The { nut pine} is any pine tree, or species of pine, which bears large edible seeds. See { Pinon}. [ 1913 Webster] The spruces, firs, larches, and true cedars, though formerly considered pines, are now commonly assigned to other genera. [ 1913 Webster] 2. The wood of the pine tree. [ 1913 Webster] 3. A pineapple. [ 1913 Webster] { Ground pine}. ( Bot.) See under { Ground}. { Norfolk Island pine} ( Bot.), a beautiful coniferous tree, the { Araucaria excelsa}. { Pine barren}, a tract of infertile land which is covered with pines. [ Southern U. S.] { Pine borer} ( Zool.), any beetle whose larv[ ae] bore into pine trees. { Pine finch}. ( Zool.) See { Pinefinch}, in the Vocabulary. { Pine grosbeak} ( Zool.), a large grosbeak ({ Pinicola enucleator}), which inhabits the northern parts of both hemispheres. The adult male is more or less tinged with red. { Pine lizard} ( Zool.), a small, very active, mottled gray lizard ({ Sceloporus undulatus}), native of the Middle States; -- called also { swift}, { brown scorpion}, and { alligator}. { Pine marten}. ( Zool.) ( a) A European weasel ({ Mustela martes}), called also { sweet marten}, and { yellow- breasted marten}. ( b) The American sable. See { Sable}. { Pine moth} ( Zool.), any one of several species of small tortricid moths of the genus { Retinia}, whose larv[ ae] burrow in the ends of the branchlets of pine trees, often doing great damage. { Pine mouse} ( Zool.), an American wild mouse ({ Arvicola pinetorum}), native of the Middle States. It lives in pine forests. { Pine needle} ( Bot.), one of the slender needle- shaped leaves of a pine tree. See { Pinus}. { Pine- needle wool}. See { Pine wool} ( below). { Pine oil}, an oil resembling turpentine, obtained from fir and pine trees, and used in making varnishes and colors. { Pine snake} ( Zool.), a large harmless North American snake ({ Pituophis melanoleucus}). It is whitish, covered with brown blotches having black margins. Called also { bull snake}. The Western pine snake ({ Pituophis Sayi}) is chestnut- brown, mottled with black and orange. { Pine tree} ( Bot.), a tree of the genus { Pinus}; pine. { Pine- tree money}, money coined in Massachusetts in the seventeenth century, and so called from its bearing a figure of a pine tree. The most noted variety is the { pine tree shilling}. { Pine weevil} ( Zool.), any one of numerous species of weevils whose larv[ ae] bore in the wood of pine trees. Several species are known in both Europe and America, belonging to the genera { Pissodes}, { Hylobius}, etc. { Pine wool}, a fiber obtained from pine needles by steaming them. It is prepared on a large scale in some of the Southern United States, and has many uses in the economic arts; -- called also { pine- needle wool}, and { pine- wood wool}. [ 1913 Webster]
Swift \ Swift\, adv. Swiftly. [ Obs. or Poetic] -- Shak. [ 1913 Webster] Ply swift and strong the oar. -- Southey. [ 1913 Webster]
Swift \ Swift\, n. 1. The current of a stream. [ R.] -- Walton. [ 1913 Webster] 2. ( Zool.) Any one of numerous species of small, long- winged, insectivorous birds of the family { Micropodidae}. In form and habits the swifts resemble swallows, but they are destitute of complex vocal muscles and are not singing birds, but belong to a widely different group allied to the humming birds. [ 1913 Webster] Note: The common European swift ({ Cypselus apus} syn. { Micropus apus}) nests in church steeples and under the tiles of roofs, and is noted for its rapid flight and shrill screams. It is called also { black martin}, { black swift}, { hawk swallow}, { devil bird}, { swingdevil}, { screech martin}, and { shriek owl}. The common American, or chimney, swift ({ Chaetura pelagica}) has sharp rigid tips to the tail feathers. It attaches its nest to the inner walls of chimneys, and is called also { chimney swallow}. The Australian swift ({ Chaetura caudacuta}) also has sharp naked tips to the tail quills. The European Alpine swift ({ Cypselus melba}) is whitish beneath, with a white band across the breast. The common Indian swift is { Cypselus affinis}. See also { Palm swift}, under { Palm}, and { Tree swift}, under { Tree}. [ 1913 Webster] 3. ( Zool.) Any one of several species of lizards, as the pine lizard. [ 1913 Webster] 4. ( Zool.) The ghost moth. See under { Ghost}. [ 1913 Webster] 5. [ Cf. { Swivel}.] A reel, or turning instrument, for winding yarn, thread, etc.; -- used chiefly in the plural. [ 1913 Webster] 6. The main card cylinder of a flax- carding machine. [ 1913 Webster]
Swift \ Swift\ ( sw[ i^] ft), a. [ Compar. { Swifter} ( sw[ i^] ft"[~ e] r); superl. { Swiftest}.] [ AS. swift; akin to sw[= a] pan to sweep, swipu a whip; cf. sw[ imac] fan to move quickly, to revolve. See { Swoop}, v. i., and cf. { Swivel}, { Squib}.] 1. Moving a great distance in a short time; moving with celerity or velocity; fleet; rapid; quick; speedy; prompt. [ 1913 Webster] My beloved brethren, let every man be swift to hear, slow to speak, slow to wrath. -- James i. 19. [ 1913 Webster] Swift of dispatch and easy of access. -- Dryden. [ 1913 Webster] And bring upon themselves swift destruction. -- 2 Pet. ii. 1. [ 1913 Webster] 2. Of short continuance; passing away quickly. -- Shak. [ 1913 Webster] Note: Swift is often used in the formation of compounds which are generally self- explaining; as, swift- darting, swift- footed, swift- winged, etc. [ 1913 Webster] Syn: Quick; fleet; speedy; rapid; expeditious. [ 1913 Webster] 95 Moby Thesaurus words for " swift": abrupt, agile, alacritous, alert, apt, breakneck, brief, brisk, cometary, cursory, dashing, decisive, dispatchful, double- quick, eagle- winged, electrifying, expeditious, express, fast, festinate, feverish, flashing, flat- out, fleet, flickering, flying, full tilt, furious, galloping, hair- trigger, hasty, headlong, hurried, hustling, immediate, impetuous, impulsive, instant, instantaneous, last- minute, light of heel, light- footed, lively, mercurial, meteoric, nerve- shattering, nimble, nimble- footed, on the spot, passing, precipitant, precipitate, precipitous, prompt, promptly, punctual, quick, quick as lightning, quick as thought, quickly, raking, rapid, rapidly, ready, reckless, running, sharp, shocking, short, short and sweet, short- term, short- termed, slap- bang, slapdash, smart, snap, snappy, spanking, speedily, speedy, spry, startling, sudden, summary, superficial, supersonic, surprising, swiftly, unanticipated, unexpected, unforeseen, unlooked- for, unpredicted, urgent, winged |
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