Word forms: plural, 3rd person singular present tense, 3rd person singular present tense swots, present participle swotting, past tense, past participle swotted
1VERB (尤指为准备考试)刻苦学习,用功 If you swot, you study very hard, especially when you are preparing for an examination. (尤指为准备考试)刻苦学习,用功 [British, informal] [Also VERB]
...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
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。
2N-COUNT 只知一味用功学习的人;书呆子 If you call someone a swot, you disapprove of the fact that they study extremely hard and are not interested in other things. 只知一味用功学习的人;书呆子 [British, informal, disapproval]