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单词 swot
释义

swot

1 of 2

noun

ˈswät How to pronounce swot (audio)
British
: grind sense 2b

swot

2 of 2

verb

swotted; swotting

intransitive verb

British
: grind sense 4

Synonyms

Noun

  • bookworm
  • dink [slang]
  • dork [slang]
  • geek
  • grind
  • nerd
  • weenie
  • wonk
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Example Sentences

Noun every time he begged off a night at the pub—saying he had to study—his mates teased him for being a swot
Recent Examples on the Web
Verb
Greenblatt might want to have a chinwag with some of his colleagues in the history department and swot up the biography of someone like Wisconsin’s Robert La Follette, a progressive populist politician perhaps more to his liking. Alex Beam, BostonGlobe.com, 2 May 2018 Greenblatt might want to have a chinwag with some of his colleagues in the history department and swot up the biography of someone like Wisconsin’s Robert La Follette, a progressive populist politician perhaps more to his liking. Alex Beam, BostonGlobe.com, 2 May 2018

Word History

Etymology

Noun

English dialect, sweat, from Middle English swot, from Old English swāt — more at sweat

First Known Use

Noun

1844, in the meaning defined above

Verb

circa 1860, in the meaning defined above

swot 1 of 2

noun

British
as in nerd
a person slavishly devoted to intellectual or academic pursuits every time he begged off a night at the pub—saying he had to study—his mates teased him for being a swot

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • nerd
  • geek
  • bookworm
  • weenie
  • wonk
  • scholar
  • dork
  • dink
  • bookman
  • intellectual
  • genius
  • highbrow
  • grind
  • academic
  • brain
  • techie
  • double-dome
  • gearhead

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • goldbrick
  • underachiever
  • slacker
  • goof-off
  • lowbrow

swot

2 of 2

verb

British
as in to analyze

Synonyms & Similar Words

  • analyze
  • study
  • cram
  • research
  • deduce
  • learn
  • memorize
  • find out
  • read
  • restudy
  • comprehend
  • apprehend
  • know
  • grind
  • con
  • understand
  • grasp
  • digest
  • bone (up)
  • absorb
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