swift

单词辨析:

fast quick rapid swift 【导航词义:迅速的】
fast adj. 迅速的
〔辨析〕

指移动速度快的或能够快速移动的,也可指迅速或立即发生的。

〔例证〕

a fast rate of increase

很快的增长率

She took a fast train to Shanghai.

她搭乘快车前往上海。

His motorboat is very fast.

他的汽艇速度非常快。

quick adj. 迅速的;脑子反应快的
〔辨析〕

指持续或耗费时间短的,移动、做事等速度快的,或指人聪明、机敏的。

〔例证〕

She gave the teacher a quick answer.

她给了老师一个迅速的回答。

He walked with quick steps.

他急速走着。

He is a quick boy.

他是一个机灵的男孩子。

The employee is a quick learner.

那名员工学东西很快。

rapid adj. 迅速的
〔辨析〕

指快速发生或完成的。

〔例证〕

a rapid recovery

迅速康复

The company made a rapid profit growth in the last decade.

这家公司在过去10年间利润快速增长。

swift adj. 迅速的;敏捷的
〔辨析〕

指立即发生或马上做出的;也可指移动速度快的或能够快速移动的,作此义解时只作定语。

〔例证〕

a swift runner

跑得快的人

They gave a swift reply.

他们立刻给出了答复。

Hearing footsteps, the two thieves made a swift exit.

听到脚步声,那两名小偷飞快地溜走了。

相关例句:

Light and shade come in swift alternation; Days and months flash by as quickly as a weaver's shuttle.; Light travels like an arrow, and time like a shuttle.

光阴似箭,日月如梭。

Swift said the growing sophistication among biotech investors presented an opportunity for a more specialist investment fund.

斯威夫特说,生物科技领域的投资人越来越精明了,这也为我们获得一个更专业的投资基金提供了机会。

The buyer's response to these problems must be swift and decisive.

购买者必须迅速果断地对这些问题做出反应。

Swift and resolute action leads to success; self-doubt is a prelude to disaster.

迅速和坚决的行动是成功的保证,自我怀疑是一个灾难的前奏。

He plunged into the swift current and rescued one child after another.

他纵身跳进了激流,救起了一个又一个孩子。

The flood roared on, swift and violent.

水势迅猛异常。