Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary - swot
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Swot
swot
(swots, swotting, swotted) 1. If you swot, you study very hard, especially when you are preparing for an examination. (BRIT INFORMAL) They swotted for their A levels. VERB: V for n 2. If you call someone a swot, you disapprove of the fact that they study extremely hard and are not interested in other things. (BRIT INFORMAL) N-COUNT c darkgreen]disapproval
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I. noun Etymology: English dialect, sweat, from Middle English ~, from Old English swat — more at sweat Date: 1850 British grind 2b II. intransitive verb (~ted; ~ting) Date: circa 1860 British grind 4 ...Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary
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v. & n. Brit. colloq. --v. (swotted, swotting) 1 intr. study assiduously. 2 tr. (often foll. by up) study (a subject) hard or hurriedly. --n. 1 a person who swots. 2 a hard study. b a thing that requires this. Etymology: dial. var. of SWEAT ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
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1. разг. тяжелая работа it is too much swot —- это слишком трудно what a swot! —- что за мука! 2. зубрежка to have a swot at a subject —- (под)зубрить какой-л. предмет; попотеть над каким-л. предметом 3. зубрила 4. разг. зубрить, долбить to swot for an exam —- зубрить к экзамену to swot at mathematics —- зубрить (долбить) математику; потеть над математикой to swot up one's grammar —- подзубрить грамматику ...Новый большой англо-русский словарь
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coll. 1. noun 1) тяжелая работа 2) зубрежка 3) зубрила 2. v. зубрить, долбить; подзубрить (обыкн. swot up); I must swot up some facts about Shakespeares language if I am to take the class next week. ...Англо-русский словарь
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~1 n BrE informal someone who spends too much time studying and seems to have no other interests - swotty adj ~2 v BrE informal to study a lot in a short time, especially for an examination; cram (3) AmE + for (I was busy swotting for my History exam.) swot up phr v BrE to study a subject a lot in a short time, especially to prepare for an examination + on (Jill's busy swotting up on German.) swot sth up (I've got to swot up French irregular verbs.) ...Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
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hosp. abbr. Sydney Welcome Orientation And Transition environ. abbr. Status Worldwide Of Turtles U.S. gov. abbr. Strengths Weaknesses Opportunities And Threats U.S. gov. abbr. Staff Without Official Territory mil. abbr. Strength Weaknesses Opportunities And Threats mil. abbr. Special Weapons For Operations Timeliness mil. abbr. Strength, Weaknesses, Opportunities, Threats univ. abbr. Sydney Welcome Orientation And Transition educ. abbr. Student With Outstanding Talent religion abbr. Spoken Word Of Tulsa gen. bus. abbr. Strength Weaknesses Opportunity And Threat gen. bus. abbr. Strengths Weaknesses Oppor Tunities gen. bus. abbr. Soundness Weaknesses Options Teamwork gen. bus. abbr. Strengths Weaknessess Opportunities Threats int. bus. abbr. Strengths Weaknesses Opportunities Threats int. bus. abbr. Strengths Weaknesses Opportunties And Threats ...English abbreviation dictionary
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