| 单词 | swing |
| 释义 | swing I. transitive verb 1. a. < charged the rival gang swinging clubs and knives > < swing an axe > < swing a bat > < swing a scythe > < went for each other swinging their fists > < jumped aside when the porcupine swung his tail > b. (1) < troops that marched and swung their arms in time with their song > (2) c. (1) < a gust that swung the door to > (2) < grasp him by the shoulder and swing him around > < swing the gun towards them and fire > < swing the car into a side road > (3) < swing your partner once around > d. (1) < a tabulation of the deviation on different headings is made from the data obtained by swinging ship — Bluejackets' Manual > (2) 2. < swing a hammock between nearby trees > 3. < huge cranes that swing cargo up over the ship's side and into the hold > 4. of a lathe or lathe centers < a lathe that swings 12 inches > 5. a. (1) < whether the labor vote will swing the presidential election > < a lobby that swings a lot of votes in the legislature > (2) < swing a bat-hater from fear and disgust to avid interest — R.K.Plumb > (3) < can swing 20,000 workers behind the party line — C.H.Arke > b. < whether he is man enough to swing the job > < swing the sale by entertaining the customer > < sure he can swing a new car on his income > c. < got the job through a friend who swings a lot of weight in city politics > 6. < swing a folk song > intransitive verb 1. a. < the pendulum swings with great regularity > < a basket swings from her arm > b. 2. a. < was caught spying and made to swing for it > b. < gray Spanish moss, swinging from live oak and cypress — American Guide Series: Louisiana > 3. a. < a ship swung in the roadstead, awaiting cargo — Carleton Mitchell > b. < swings around the corner with a squeal of tires > < a plane that swung low over the field and nosed up again > < the highway swings north around the end of the mountain — G.R.Stewart > c. < doors that swing open automatically > d. < she swung on a high heel and walked away — Wilson Collison > e. < swing aboard the train as it pulls out > < put one foot in the stirrup and swing up into the saddle > < monkeys that swing from limb to limb through the jungle > f. < gents swing in and ladies swing out > 4. a. < likes verses that swing > b. < pomps … of life chronicled in swinging hymnbook rhythms — British Book News > specifically < this band swings more than anything since the bop era began — W.C.Herman > c. 5. < swing constantly from optimism to pessimism and back — Sinclair Lewis > < leading newspapers … swung against him — S.P.Brewer > 6. a. < a cocky, swaggering bunch of Americans swung along the jungle trail — Dave Richardson > < long Pacific rollers swinging in rank after rank — Thomas Wood †1950 > b. < minutemen who were ready to swing into action against the British at a moment's notice — American Guide Series: Massachusetts > < heard the musicians swing into their first tune — Earl Hammer > < haul up the prisoning anchor, swing out upon the tide — Bertha Runkle > 7. < a fast ball that the batter swung at and missed > < told the boxer to go into the ring swinging > < thinking I was being held up, I swung on him with all I had — H.A.Chippendale > < mounts his gun to his shoulder quickly but smoothly, swings on the target … touches the trigger while the gun is still in motion — American Rifleman > 8. 9. < promised to swing by and pick them up > : take a tour < swung through his district campaigning > 10. Synonyms: < swing like a pendulum > < the door swung open > < swing lasso around your head > sway implies a back and forward or teetering movement, usually of an upright object especially flexible or unsteady < the bamboos at the corner of the house swayed slowly under a gentle night wind — Pearl Buck > < sway to the rhythm of the music > < the chimney swayed under the shock of the explosion > oscillate suggests the swinging of a pendulum, implying a movement, usually rapid, between two points, poles, or conditions < an oscillating reed > < it is clear that Bohemianism has continuously oscillated between the poles of escape and revolt — Harry Levin > < oscillating between humility and hatred — Francis Golffing > vibrate, sometimes interchangeable with oscillate, usually implies a motion like the pulsating of a string on a musical instrument when plucked or struck or a periodic motion in alternating directions < a car vibrating with the irregularity of the motor's explosions > < the ultrasonic, or high frequency, waves vibrate so fast they can't be heard by the human ear — Boyd Wright > < on summer evenings when the air vibrated with the song of insects — Sherwood Anderson > fluctuate implies constant irregular alternations suggestive of the movements of waves < food prices fluctuate according to the law of supply and demand > < a handsome, confused and narcissistic woman who continually fluctuates between coldness and torturing kindness — Jean Garrigue > < causes the respiration, pulse, and blood pressure of the test subject to fluctuate widely from the normal — H.G.Armstrong > pendulate, rare, is close to oscillate, suggesting a swinging between two extremes or a similar constant change < pendulated between extremes — John Cournos > waver stresses an unsteady or uncertain swinging < a reed wavering in the wind > < waver between love and hate > undulate suggests a steady gentle fluctuation as of a continuous rolling or rippling sea < the great serpent drew back like a flash, and turning, undulated slowly away — William Beebe > < the country round with its undulating meadows — S.P.B.Mais > < blue hills, undulating like waves — American Guide Series: Arkansas > Synonyms: < swinging his arms as he walked > < swinging the pail over his head > wave implies undulating, fluttering, or streaming motion without rhythmical regularity, as in signaling, warning, or greeting < wave to an acquaintance > < waved his hand > < wave a flag > < the guard laughed and waved him through the gate — A.W.Long > < you cannot wave a wand over the country and say “Let there be Socialism”: at least nothing will happen if you do — G.B.Shaw > flourish may imply triumph, bravado, or ostentation in waving or swinging < rushed into my room flourishing a handsome volume — M.R.Cohen > < flourishing his cane as he strolled along > shake may but does not always imply forceful or violent motion or movement < shake a rug > < shake a tree to bring down the fruit > < shake your fist in another's face > brandish usually involves a shaking or waving with menace or threat < brandishing their swords > < striking what appeared to them to be most belligerent attitudes, brandishing his machete — Thomas Barbour > thrash suggests the action of a flail in threshing grain; it may apply to any vigorous swinging or beating < on a blanket on the nursery floor and watched him proudly while he thrashed his sturdy arms and legs — Marcia Davenport > Synonym: see in addition handle. • - swing round the circle - swing the lead II. 1. a. (1) < the basic techniques of golf — stance, grip, and swing — Official Sports Guide > < a batter with a powerful swing > specifically < knocked out … with a right swing — P.J.Cunningham > (2) < dismounted with an easy swing > < the machinelike swing of the bodies of the plant setters — Sherwood Anderson > (3) (4) (5) (6) b. (1) (2) < the swing of the tides > < the rains follow the sun in its annual swing north and south — Tom Marvel > (3) c. (1) < a perfect metrical swing of the modern kind should have been attained by one poet — George Saintsbury > (2) < his swing and gusto, his abundant detail, and the swift excitement of his narrative — Times Literary Supplement > — often used in the phrase go with a swing < the small, informal evening party will go with a swing at home — Agnes M. Miall > d. (1) < industrialized nations have been subject to periodic swings of prosperity and depression — Asher Achinstein > (2) < manic depressive swings > < in a wave of … straining for novelty, with constant swings of style from one extreme to the other — Thomas Munro > < the swing to diesels on United States railroads — Time > 2. a. (1) obsolete (2) < letting youth have its swing > (3) < given full swing in the conduct of the business > b. archaic c. (1) < the swing of a battering ram against a wall > (2) < a train approaching at full swing > 3. a. < when the work is in full swing this summer some fifteen thousand men … will be engaged on the highway — Harold Griffin > b. < will take you a couple of days … to get into the swing of things — Richard Joseph > c. < got production into full swing after a slow start > — usually used in the phrase in full swing < animated conversation was still in full swing in the small hours — Enid McLeod > 4. a. < a pendulum with a 3-inch swing > b. 5. a. b. c. d. e. 6. a. b. 7. 8. or swing music 9. 10. • - swing around the circle III. 1. a. < a swing handle > < a swing sash > b. < a swing lamp > 2. < a swing rope > 3. < swing fans > < swing musicians > < swing tunes > 4. < the candidate's need to attract the swing vote > < the court's swing man — whose vote is often decisive in close cases — Newsweek > 5. < a swing chef > IV. 1. 2. V. also swing pass |
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