SWIFT


Meaning of SWIFT in English

I . Graham Swift

(1949– )

an English writer whose best-known novels include Waterland (1983) and Last Orders (1996) which won the Booker Prize and was made into a film (2001) starring Michael Caine and Bob Hoskins.

II . Jonathan Swift

(1667–1745)

an Irish writer, best known as the author of Gulliver’s Travels . He was the dean (= priest in charge of the other priests) of St Patrick’s Cathedral in Dublin , but also spent much time in London, where he knew many important writers and politicians. He is considered one of the greatest satirists (= writers who use humour to criticize people and things such as the social and political systems) in English literature. He also wrote poetry.

Oxford guide to British and American culture English vocabulary.      Руководство по британской и американской культуре, Оксфордский английский словарь.