| 释义 |
swotting, vbl. n. slang.|ˈswɒtɪŋ|
[f. swot v. + -ing1.]
= swot n. 1; hard work at one's studies.
1873Punch 11 Jan. 19/2 For downright hard ‘swotting’ there's no place like School. 1959I. & P. Opie Lore & Lang. Schoolch. x. 179 ‘Swotting’ or ‘mugging up’ is only considered good form if a person is on the point of taking an exam. 1974‘J. Herriot’ Vet in Harness v. 37 He had been blessed with the kind of brain which made swotting irrelevant. |