释义 |
swig I. \ˈswig\ noun (-s) Etymology: origin unknown 1. : liquor 2. : a quantity drunk at one time : draft, drink, pull < many swigs out of his father's decanter of whiskey — Hamilton Basso > II. verb (swigged ; swigged ; swigging ; swigs) transitive verb : to drink in long drafts : gulp < fancy swigging a liqueur like beer — C.D.Lewis > intransitive verb : to take a swig : drink • swig·ger \-gə(r)\ noun -s III. verb (swigged ; swigged ; swigging ; swigs) Etymology: origin unknown intransitive verb 1. : to pull at right angles on the bight of a tackle or rope fast at one end to a weight to be raised and at the other passing through a block or around something and then to let go quickly and simultaneously take in the slack — usually used with off 2. : sway, rock; also : swash transitive verb 1. : to hoist or set up taut (as a sail) by swigging off on a halyard or tackle — usually used with up < swig up a racing mainsail > 2. : to haul taut (as a rope, tackle) by swigging off on IV. noun (-s) 1. : a tackle whose ropes run at a considerable angle 2. : an act of swigging off on a tackle |