'Swiftian' Intent, swift, head-to head

Selling Taiwan to Mainland China: The Author Explains His 'Swiftian' Intent
The Atlantic
In exchange, the United States would stop selling arms to Taiwan and end its promise to defend Taiwan against military attack. The only plausible source of such attack is of course mainland China, which views Taiwan as an integral part of its nation ...

Pelosi Shrugs Off Perry's Debate Challenge With a Joke

The Texan wants to go head-to-head with the former House speaker over his plan to overhaul Washington.

head-to head
(hĕd'tə-hĕd')
adv. & adj.

1. In direct confrontation or conflict at close quarters: The two brothers went at it head-to-head. It was a head-to-head contest all the way.
2. Arranged in a line with the heads adjacent to each other: The bunk beds were set up head-to-head.
3. Running close together in the same direction; neck and neck: The horses ran mostly head-to-head.

Swift[Swift]

• 発音記号[swíft]
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[名]Jonathan, スウィフト（1667-1745）：英国の作家；Gulliver's Travels. .諷刺文大師

swift[swift]

• レベル：大学入試程度
• 発音記号[swíft]
• 
  

[形]

1 速く動く, 迅速な, 速い(rapid)（⇔slow）. ⇒QUICK[類語]

a swift boat
快速船

a swift speed
快速

swift of foot
((文))足が速い.

2 すばやく行われる, 敏速な, 即座の, 即決の

a swift response
即答

He made a swift appearance at the meeting.
彼は会議にちょっと顔を出した.

3 ((叙述))〈人が〉すぐ（…）する, （…）しやすい((in, to ..., to do))

be swift of execution
実行に移すのが早い

swift with one's judgment
判断が早い

swift to take ［in taking］ offense
すぐカッとなる

be swift to anger
すぐ怒る.

4 ((主に詩))〈時が〉すぐに過ぎ去る.

5 ((俗))頭の切れる.

6 ((米俗))〈女性が〉ふしだらな.

━━[副]((しばしば複合語))すばやく(swiftly)

swift-running
速く走る.

━━[名]

1 《鳥》アマツバメ.

2 《動物》ハリトカゲ(spiny lizard).

3 《昆虫》コウモリガ.

4 （糸巻きの）ふわり；シリンダ.

5 ((the 〜))((集合的に複数扱い))足の速い人.

swift・ly

[副]速く；すぐに.

swift・ness

[名]