单词 | swing |
释义 | swing [swɪŋ] verb (swung, swung) MOVE SIDEWAYS 向侧面移动 ADVANCED intransitive or transitive ■to move easily and without interruption backwards and forwards or from one side to the other, especially from a fixed point, or to cause something or someone to do this 摆动,摇摆,摇晃 •He walked briskly along the path swinging his rolled-up umbrella.他摇着收起的伞,步履轻快地走在路上。 •The door swung open.门开了。 ADVANCED intransitive ■to change 改变,变化 •His mood [swɪŋ] verb (swung, swung)BE EXCITING 令人兴奋 intransitive informal ■to be exciting and enjoyable 令人兴奋,欢快热闹 •You need music to make a party [swɪŋ] verb (swung, swung)MUSIC 音乐 intransitive or transitive ■(of music, especially jazz) to have a strong exciting rhythm with notes of different length, or (of musicians) to play especially jazz in this way (尤指爵士乐)有强烈节奏感;(乐手)演奏(尤指节奏感强烈的爵士乐) [swɪŋ] verb (swung, swung) ARRANGE 安排 transitive informal ■to arrange for something to happen, by persuading people and often by acting slightly dishonestly (常指透过稍有些不诚实的手段)设法办成,安排 •If you want an interview with Pedro, I could probably swing it [swɪŋ] verb (swung, swung)swing both ways informal ■to be sexually attracted to both men and women 两性同体的;雌雄同体(对男人和女人均有性吸引力的) •I've seen her out with men as well. She swings both ways, you know.我在外面也看到过她和男人在一起。她对男人和女人都有吸引力,你知道。 [swɪŋ] verb (swung, swung)swing for it UK informal ■to be punished severely for something that has happened 被严惩,受到严厉惩罚 •If there's an error in the calculations, you know who'll swing for it!如果计算出错,你知道谁会受到严惩! [swɪŋ] verb (swung, swung)swing into action ■to quickly start working 迅速开始行动 •The emergency services swung into action as soon as the news of the bomb explosion reached them.紧急救援队一得知爆炸的消息,就马上开始行动。 [swɪŋ] verb (swung, swung)swing the balance ■If something swings the balance, it is the thing which causes a particular situation to happen or a particular decision to be made instead of other situations or decisions which are possible 使天平发生倾斜,具决定性作用 •This latest election promise might just swing the balance in the government's favour.最近作出的这一选举承诺,可能会使政府处于更有利的位置。 [swɪŋ] verb (swung, swung)Phrasal Verbs swing at sb ■to try to hit someone 试图打(某人) [swɪŋ] verb (swung, swung) Phrasal Verbs swing for sb UK old-fashioned informal ■to hit someone 打(某人) [swɪŋ] verb (swung, swung) Phrasal Verbs [M] swing (sth/sb) round UK (US swing (sth/sb) around) ■to turn round quickly, or to turn something or someone round quickly (使)迅速转身,(使)快速转向 •She heard a sudden noise behind her, and swung round to see who was there.听到身后突来的声响,她马上转身去看谁在那里。 [swɪŋ] noun SIDEWAYS MOVEMENT 摆动 ADVANCED countable ■a swinging movement 摆动,摇摆,摇晃,摇荡 countable ■an attempt to hit someone (为打某人而)挥舞,挥动,挥拳 •The drunk took countable ■a change 改变,变化 •He experiences severe mood •The Democrats only need a 5% swing (= need 5% of voters to change to supporting them) to win this election.只要再有5%的选民转而支援他们,民主党就可以在选举中获胜。 [swɪŋ] noun SEAT 座位 countable ■a seat joined by two ropes or chains to a metal bar or a tree, on which especially a child can sit and move backwards and forwards 秋千 [swɪŋ] noun BE EXCITING 令人兴奋 go with a swing UK informal ■If an event, especially a party, goes with a swing, it is very exciting and successful (尤指聚会)气氛热烈,热闹非凡 •The Festival always goes with a swing.这个节日总是热闹非凡。 [swɪŋ] noun MUSIC 音乐 uncountable ■a type of dance music that was popular in the 1930s and 1940s (流行于20世纪30和40年代的)摇摆乐 [swɪŋ] noun get into the swing of it / things informal ■to start to understand, enjoy and be active in something 开始积极投入 •I hadn't worked in an office for several years, so it took me a while to get back into the swing of it.我已经好几年没有在办公室里工作了,所以过了很长时间才能真正投入工作。 [swɪŋ] noun What you lose on the swings you gain on the roundabouts. (also It's swings and roundabouts.) UK saying ■said to mean that the positive and negative results of a situation or action balance each other 有得也有失;有利也有弊;失之东隅,收之桑榆 •"The route through town would be shorter, but there'll be more traffic." "Well, it's just swings and roundabouts."“穿过市镇的这条路更近一些,但是车也更多。”“哦!就是有利也有弊。” |
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