swifts

Though the swifts depend on the cave for shelter ,

尽管雨燕依靠洞穴遮蔽

Swifts ; in former classifications included in the order Coraciiformes .

雨燕；在旧的分类中，包含于佛法僧目之中。

The government took swift action .

政府立即采取了行动。

The White House was swift to deny the rumours .

白宫立刻对这些传言予以否认。

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。

Political hopes for a swift and smooth transition to democracy have been dashed

迅速而顺利地过渡到民主体制的政治希望破灭了。

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。

If the government does not yield , it should face sufficient military force to ensure its certain and swift defeat .

如果政府不让步，它就会面临重兵围困，必将迅速落败。

He is very sharp , a quick thinker and swift with repartee

他非常机敏，反应很快，并且能说会道。

Jaegers are swift black birds with long forked tails .

贼鸥是飞行速度很快的黑色鸟类，尾部长而分叉。

With a swift movement , Matthew Jerrold sat upright .

马修·杰罗尔德迅速坐直了。

The operation is being seen as a swift riposte to the killing of a senior army commander .

这次军事行动被看作是对一名高级军事指挥官被杀所作出的迅速还击。

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。

They gave a swift reply .

他们立刻给出了答复。

The current is swift . ; It 's a strong current .

水流很急。

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 current is swift .

水流湍急。

A brave fellow is as good as his words , a swift horse needs no spurring .

好汉一言，快马一鞭。

The motorboat cut across swift currents and skirted dangerous reefs .

汽艇穿过激流，绕过险滩。

The flood roared on , swift and violent .

水势迅猛异常。

He is swift with his judgments .

他判断迅速。

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。

This problem calls for swift action from the government .

这一问题需要政府迅速行动。

Her husband is cautious , never making a swift decision about anything .

她丈夫十分谨慎，从不草率作出任何决定。

When Jonathan Swift proposed , in 1729 , that the people of Ireland eat their children , he insisted it would solve three problems at once ： feed the hungry masses , reduce the population during a severe depression , and stimulate the restaurant business .

1729年,当乔纳森·斯威夫特提议爱尔兰人民吃自己的孩子时,他坚持认为这将同时解决三个问题：养活饥饿的民众,在严重的萧条时期减少人口,刺激餐饮业。

Taylor 's swift action helped her teammates calm down ．

泰勒的迅速行动帮助她的队友们冷静下来。

Swift often does it at her concerts .

斯威夫特经常在她的音乐会上这样做。

" The ‘ hand heart'gesture means something between ‘ I love you'and ‘ thank you ' , " said Taylor Swift , the country singer .

乡村歌手泰勒•斯威夫特说："这个‘比心’手势代表‘我爱你’和‘谢谢你’之类的意思。"

He is swift to hear , but slow to speak .

他听力敏锐，但不善言辞。