swiftness
n. 迅速,快
A swift event or process happens very quickly or without delay.
Our task is to challenge the UN to make a swift decision...
我们的任务是敦促联合国快速做出决策。
The police were swift to act.
警方行动迅速。
Something that is swift moves very quickly.
With a swift movement, Matthew Jerrold sat upright.
马修· 杰罗尔德迅速坐直了。
A swift is a small bird with long curved wings.
1. a rate (usually rapid) at which something happens;
The secrecy and swiftness of the invasion shocked and amazed army officers.
这次入侵的隐秘和迅速令陆军军官们大为震惊。
With incredible swiftness she ran down the passage.
她沿通道飞奔而去。
A merely seeming swiftness of our vessel will keep him dumb.
如果我们的航船稍微有点摇晃,他就会感到闷闷不乐.
It darted into the ticket with the swiftness of a deer.
它象一只鹿一样敏捷地跳进了这片小树林.
The flames darted into a rick of straw with lightning swiftness.
火苗象闪电一样迅速地向草垛里钻着.