Word forms: plural, 3rd person singular present tense, 3rd person singular present tense swots, present participle swotting, past tense, past participle swotted
1VERB (尤指爲準備考試)刻苦學習,用功 If you swot, you study very hard, especially when you are preparing for an examination. (尤指爲準備考試)刻苦學習,用功 [British, informal] [Also VERB]
...several hours spent swotting up on how to be a pop star.
努力學習如何成爲一名流行歌手的幾個小時
The orchestra's been swotting up their Holst and Stravinsky.
該管弦樂隊一直在刻苦排練演奏霍爾斯特和斯特拉文斯基的作品。
2N-COUNT 只知一味用功學習的人;書呆子 If you call someone a swot, you disapprove of the fact that they study extremely hard and are not interested in other things. 只知一味用功學習的人;書呆子 [British, informal, disapproval]