swift n. 1.斯威夫特〔姓氏〕。 2.Gustavus Franklin Swift 斯威夫特〔1839-1903,美國企業(yè)家,鐵路冷藏車之發(fā)明人〕。 3.Jonathan Swift 斯威夫特〔1667-1745,英國諷刺作家, Gulliver's Travels 的作者〕。 adj. 1.飛快的,迅速的,敏捷的;即時(shí)的,立刻的(答復(fù)等);突然發(fā)生的。 2.易…的,動不動就…的 (to do)。 3.時(shí)間極短的(苦痛等)。 a swift wit 急智。 as swift as thought 立刻,馬上,一轉(zhuǎn)眼。 n. 1.【動物;動物學(xué)】褐雨燕;蠑螈;一種小蜥蜴;蝙蝠蛾,鬼蛾。 2.(紡織機(jī)等的)大滾筒;紡車,卷線車。 3.急流,急湍。 4.〔口語〕手腳快速的排字工人。 adv. 迅速地;敏捷地。 adv. -ly ,-ness n.
That ' s true . i bought them as soon as i heard the concert announcement . the swift footed arrive first you know (是的。我一聽到演唱會的消息就去買票了。這就叫做捷足先登。 )
B : that ' s true . i bought them as soon as i heard the concert announcement . the swift footed arrive first you know (是的。我一聽到演唱會的消息就去買票了。這就叫做捷足先登。 )
And he begat six sons , chieftains , whose thoughts were ever of brave deeds : and now hath he part in honour of blood - offerings in his grave beside alpheos ' stream , and hath a frequented tomb , whereto many strangers resort : and from afar off he beholdeth the glory of the olympian games in the courses called of pelops , where is striving of swift feet and of strong bodies brave to labour ; but he that overcometh hath for the sake of those games a sweet tranquillity throughout his life for evermore 他生了六個(gè)兒子,都是梟雄,膽大氣雄:他長眠在奧爾夫斯河邊上,到今天他的墳頭還享受血祭,子孫的墓葬井然有序,許多陌生人仰慕而去;從遙遠(yuǎn)的時(shí)代他就給予奧林匹亞于榮耀,競技的時(shí)候人們高呼佩羅普斯,賽場上敏捷的腳步和強(qiáng)健的身體奮力拼搏,獲勝者終身享受那甜蜜的收獲。