swot

 Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++swot1 /swɒt $ swɑːt/ noun [countable]  1.British English informalSCLTRUE someone who spends too much time studying and seems to have no other interests – used to show disapproval 只知道读书的人，书呆子〔含贬义〕 —swotty adjective

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swot• In Annie's own youth Ruth would have been a swot in suburbia.• At school I certainly wasn't a swot, but I wasn't a layabout, either.• Everyone else in the class hated him because they thought he was a real swot.swot2 verb (swotted, swotting) [intransitive]  1 British English informalWORK HARD to study a lot in a short time, especially for an examination 〔尤指为准备考试〕临时死记硬背 SYN reviseswot for students swotting for exams 临阵磨枪、准备考试的学生2 swot up phrasal verb British EnglishSTUDY to learn as much as you can about a subject, especially in order to prepare for an examination 〔尤指为准备考试〕拼命复习，死记硬背〔某学科〕 on It’s worth swotting up on all the different types of computer before you buy one. 买电脑之前，把不同型号的电脑了解一遍是值得的。swot something ↔ up I spent all last night swotting up German verbs. 我昨晚整晚都在拼命复习德语动词词汇。→ See Verb table

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swot• He's sure to pass - he's been swotting away for months.• I was too busy swotting for my exams to be much interested in girls.• So I strongly advise you to swot it up when you get home tonight.• Select one topical current affairs issue each week and swot up on it from newspapers and magazines.• Teachers spend their breaks preparing lesson plans, and their evenings swotting up on jargon.• This in turn means swotting up on the subject, going on fact-finding missions and meeting politicians and organisers.• For students from the United States, life at Oxford requires more than just swotting up on their chosen subjects.SWOT /swɒt $ swɑːt/ noun [uncountable]  1 (strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, threats) a system for examining the way a company is run or the way someone works, in order to see what the good and bad features are 强弱机危综合分析法，SWOT分析法 a SWOT analysis 强弱机危综合分析法

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SWOT• This is also known as a SWOT analysis.• It is impossible to make a technical distinction between strategic planning and business planning: both use techniques such as SWOT analysis.• Strategic planners use techniques such as SWOT analysis.SWOT analysis• This is also known as a SWOT analysis.• It is impossible to make a technical distinction between strategic planning and business planning: both use techniques such as SWOT analysis.• Strategic planners use techniques such as SWOT analysis.From Longman Business DictionarySWOTSWOT /swɒtswɑːt/ nounHUMAN RESOURCESCOMMERCE strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, threats; a system for examining a business plan, the way a company is run etc, to see what the good and bad points areBefore producing a business development plan, it may be helpful to carry out aSWOT analysis.

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swot¹ /swɒt $ swɑːt/ noun [countable]
British English informal someone who spends too much time studying and seems to have no other interests – used in order to show disapproval
—swotty adjective

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swot² verb (past tense and past participle swotted, present participle swotting) [intransitive]
British English informal to study a lot in a short time, especially for an examination
   SYN  revise
    swot for
    students swotting for exams
     
swot up phrasal verb
  British English to learn as much as you can about a subject, especially in order to prepare for an examination
    swot up on
    It’s worth swotting up on all the different types of computer before you buy one.
    swot something ↔ up
    I spent all last night swotting up German verbs.

SWOT
SWOT /swɒt $ swɑːt/ noun [uncountable]
(strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, threats) a system for examining the way a company is run or the way someone works, in order to see what the good and bad features are:
    a SWOT analysis