| 释义 |
swap
I. verb
also swop \ˈswäp also -wȯp\
(swapped also swopped ; swapped also swopped ; swapping also swopping ; swaps also swops)
Etymology: Middle English swapen, swappen to strike, hit, hurl, throw, of imitative origin
transitive verb
1. chiefly dialect : to cause to strike or fall against something by throwing, moving, or flinging : bang
2. [so called from the practice of striking hands in closing a business deal]
a. : to give in exchange : exchange, barter
< offered to swap 250,000 tons of rice a year for 50,000 tons of rubber — Tom Fitzsimmons >
< swap notes on progress in their particular fields — F.L.Allen >
b. obsolete : to make or agree to (a bargain)
intransitive verb
1. archaic : to move swiftly and with violent force : swoop, pounce
2. : to make an exchange : engage in trading
II. adverb
chiefly dialect : at a blow : quickly and forcefully
III. noun
(-s)
Etymology: Middle English, from swapen to swap
1. chiefly dialect : blow, stroke
2. : the act or process of exchanging one thing for another : exchange, barter, trade
< stock swap > |