英语词汇“swank”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

单词	swank
释义	swank I. \ˈswaŋk\ adjective Etymology: Middle Low German or Middle Dutch swanc supple, pliant; akin to Middle High German swank supple, movable, swaying, Old English swancor slender, supple, Old High German swenken to fling, hurl, swingan to swing — more at swing Scotland : full of life or energy : active II. \“, -waiŋk\ verb (-ed/-ing/-s) Etymology: perhaps from Middle High German swanken to sway, swag; akin to Middle Dutch swancen to sway, swanc supple, pliant *intransitive verb* : to show off : behave ostentatiously : swagger, strut < he swanked around … in white suits — Saul Bellow > — often used with it < he likes to slum and likes to swank it too — Newsweek > *transitive verb* 1. : to doll up < the roof as a whole was swanked and gabled to madness — F.L.Wright > 2. : snub < afraid to swank an old acquaintance — Al Hine > III. noun (-s) 1. : arrogance or ostentation of dress or manner : pretentiousness, swagger < give his wife some diamond bracelets for swank — J.B.S.Haldane > < a group of Briticisms which have connotations of swank for Americans — Thomas Pyles > 2. : elegance, style < a prep school of considerable swank — R.L.Taylor > IV. adjective or swanky \-kē, -ki\ (-er/-est) 1. : characterized by showy display : ostentatious, plushy < a new sport-model car, a big swank sky-blue job, with wire wheels — F.B.Gipson > 2. : fashionably elegant : luxurious, smart < homes in the swank, well-kept Prado residential district — June W. Brown > < linen, nonchalant and swank and cut with demure … simplicity — Lois Long >
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