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单词 swotting
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swottingn.

/ˈswɒtɪŋ/
Etymology: < swot v. + -ing suffix1.
slang.
= swot n. 1; hard work at one's studies.
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society > education > learning > study > [noun] > diligent or hard study
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1873 Punch 11 Jan. 19/2 For downright hard ‘swotting’ there's no place like School.
1959 I. Opie & P. Opie Lore & Lang. Schoolchildren x. 179Swotting’ or ‘mugging up’ is only considered good form if a person is on the point of taking an exam.
1974 ‘J. Herriot’ Vet in Harness v. 37 He had been blessed with the kind of brain which made swotting irrelevant.
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