swot

noun

🔊/swɒt/

🔊/swɑːt/

(British English)

(US English grind)

(informal, disapproving)

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a person who spends too much time studying只知一味用功学习的人；书呆子Topics Educationc2
Word Originmid 19th cent.: dialect variant of sweat.

verb

🔊/swɒt/

🔊/swɑːt/

[intransitive] (British English, informal)

Verb Forms

present simple I / you / we / they swot	🔊/swɒt/ 🔊/swɑːt/
he / she / it swots	🔊/swɒts/ 🔊/swɑːts/
past simple swotted	🔊/ˈswɒtɪd/ 🔊/ˈswɑːtɪd/
past participle swotted	🔊/ˈswɒtɪd/ 🔊/ˈswɑːtɪd/
-ing form swotting	🔊/ˈswɒtɪŋ/ 🔊/ˈswɑːtɪŋ/

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swot (for something) to study very hard, especially in order to prepare for an exam（尤指为准备考试）刻苦学习，用功Topics Educationc2
Word Originmid 19th cent.: dialect variant of sweat.