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 }.
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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 }.
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The spruces ,
firs ,
larches ,
and true cedars ,
though formerly considered pines ,
are now commonly assigned to other genera .
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2 .
The wood of the pine tree .
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3 .
A pineapple .
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{
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 }.
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Swift \
Swift \,
adv .
Swiftly . [
Obs .
or Poetic ] --
Shak .
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Ply swift and strong the oar . --
Southey .
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Swift \
Swift \,
n .
1 .
The current of a stream . [
R .] --
Walton .
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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 .
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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 }.
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3 . (
Zool .)
Any one of several species of lizards ,
as the pine lizard .
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4 . (
Zool .)
The ghost moth .
See under {
Ghost }.
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5 . [
Cf . {
Swivel }.]
A reel ,
or turning instrument ,
for winding yarn ,
thread ,
etc .; --
used chiefly in the plural .
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6 .
The main card cylinder of a flax -
carding machine .
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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 .
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My beloved brethren ,
let every man be swift to hear ,
slow to speak ,
slow to wrath . --
James i .
19 .
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Swift of dispatch and easy of access . --
Dryden .
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And bring upon themselves swift destruction . --
2 Pet .
ii .
1 .
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2 .
Of short continuance ;
passing away quickly . --
Shak .
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Note :
Swift is often used in the formation of compounds which are generally self -
explaining ;
as ,
swift -
darting ,
swift -
footed ,
swift -
winged ,
etc .
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1913 Webster ]
Syn :
Quick ;
fleet ;
speedy ;
rapid ;
expeditious .
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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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