新东方-柯林斯雅思备考词典

swap

英  [swɒp]
    

[NOUN, VERB]

    NOUN. 名词
  • swaps

    1[C 可数名词] 交换

    A swap is an exchange.

    双语例句

    例:

    Over the long term, a swap of some kind is clearly in the public interest.

    从长远看,有些交换显然是为了公共利益。

    VERB. 动词
  • swaps , swapping , swapped

    1[RECIP 相互动词] 交换

    If you swap something with someone, you give it to them and receive a different thing in exchange.

    近义词

    exchange

    双语例句

    例:

    Next week they will swap places and will repeat the switch weekly.

    下周他们将互换位置,以后每周换一次。

    例:

    I know a sculptor who swaps her pieces for drawings by a well-known artist.

    我知道有个雕塑家用她自己的作品去换一位著名画家的画作。

    2[T 及物动词] 调换

    If you swap one thing for another, you remove the first thing and replace it with the second, or you stop doing the first thing and start doing the second.

    双语例句

    例:

    Despite the heat, he'd swapped his overalls for a suit and tie.

    尽管天气炎热,他还是把工作服换成了西装和领带。

    例:

    He has swapped his hectic rock star's lifestyle for that of a country gentleman.

    他一改摇滚明星紧张忙碌的生活方式,成为一名乡村绅士。

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