| 单词 | swing from |
| 释义 | > as lemmasswing from b. gen. To be suspended, to hang; transferred, to appear as if suspended (= hang v. 12). Also figurative, ( swing from, to depend or ‘hinge’ on). ΘΚΠ the world > space > relative position > support > hanging or suspension > hang or be suspended [verb (intransitive)] hangc1000 resta1350 loll?c1418 uphangc1440 suspend1598 swing1641 swingle1755 string1885 1641 J. Tatham Distracted State v. i Agath. And now you see the Pinacle from which You must be tumbled down, away with him... Fellow. If you please to walk that way you may see Oleander swinging for his life. 1781 W. Cowper Charity 615 His Budget, often filled, yet always poor, Might swing at ease behind his study door. 1829 W. Scott Anne of Geierstein II. xi. 346 ‘Yonder swings the Flying Stag,’ said Ital, pointing to an immense sign. 1859 Ld. Tennyson Enid in Idylls of King 10 A purple scarf, at either end whereof There swung an apple of the purest gold. 1869 A. J. Evans Vashti xix. 251 In the west, where a waning moon swung on the edge of the distant misty hills. 1888 G. A. Smith Bk. Isaiah (1891) xiii. 229 As this one [word] is obscure in its English guise, and the passage really swings from it, we may devote a paragraph to its meaning. 1898 H. R. Haggard Dr. Therne i. 14 A lantern swung from the roof of the coach. < as lemmas |
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