swotting

英 [ˈswɒtɪŋ]

美 [ˈswɑːtɪŋ]

v.  (尤指为准备考试)刻苦学习，用功
swot的现在分词

柯林斯词典

• VERB (尤指为准备考试)刻苦学习，用功
  If youswot, you study very hard, especially when you are preparing for an examination.
  1. They swotted for their A levels.
     他们为准备高级程度考试而刻苦学习。
  2. Swot upmeans the same asswot.
     swot up 同 swot
  3. ...several hours spent swotting up on how to be a pop star...
     努力学习如何成为一名流行歌手的几个小时
  4. The orchestra's been swotting up their Holst and Stravinsky.
     该管弦乐队一直在刻苦排练演奏霍尔斯特和斯特拉文斯基的作品。
• 只知一味用功学习的人;书呆子
  If you call someone aswot, you disapprove of the fact that they study extremely hard and are not interested in other things.

双语例句

• He's swotting every evening for his bar exams.
  他每晚都在拚命用功准备参加律师考试。
• I'm swotting for my finals.
  我正在用功应付期末考试。
• He's swotting for his finals.
  他在刻苦学习准备期末考试。
• I was swotting up on my transformational grammar.
  那时候我在拼命学习生成转换语法。
• He seems to spend most of his time swotting up.
  他好像大部分时间都在苦学钻研。