swot up phrasal verbphr v British EnglishBrESTUDY 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。
swot on• 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.
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