新东方-柯林斯雅思备考词典

swing

英 [swɪŋ]

[NOUN, VERB]

词汇频率：

NOUN. 名词

swings
1. [C 可数名词] 摇摆
A swing is a repeated movement backwards and forwards or from side to side from a fixed point.
双语例句
例：
a woman in a tight red dress, walking with a slight swing to her hips.
一个身着红色紧身连衣裙、走起路来臀部轻扭的女人。
2. [C 可数名词] 转动
A swing is a smooth, curving movement.
双语例句
例：
When he's not on the tennis court, you'll find him practising his golf swing.
他不打网球时就练习高尔夫挥杆。
3. [C 可数名词] 击打
If you take a swing at someone, you try to hit them with your arm or with something that you are holding.
近义词
swipe
双语例句
例：
I often want to take a swing at someone to relieve my feelings.
我经常想打谁一顿来发泄情绪。
4. [C 可数名词] 秋千
A swing is a seat hanging by two ropes or chains from a metal frame or from the branch of a tree. You can sit on the seat and move forwards and backwards through the air.
双语例句
例：
Go to the neighbourhood park. Run around, push the kids on the swings.
到附近的公园去吧。跑跑步，给孩子们推一推秋千。
5. [C 可数名词] （突然的或大的）改变
A swing in people's opinions, attitudes, or feelings is a change in them, especially a sudden or big change.
双语例句
例：
Educational practice is liable to sudden swings and changes.
教学实践活动容易出现突然的转向和变化。
例：
Dieters suffer from violent mood swings.
节食者们经历着剧烈的情绪波动。

PHRASE. 习语

in full swing
1. 正在热烈进行中
If something is in full swing, it is operating fully and is no longer in its early stages.
双语例句
例：
When we returned, the party was in full swing and the dance floor was crowded.
我们回来的时候，聚会已经进入高潮，舞池里挤满了人。
get into the swing of
1. 全力投入
If you get into the swing of something, you become very involved in it and enjoy what you are doing.
双语例句
例：
Everyone understood how hard it was to get back into the swing of things after such a long absence.
每个人都明白离开这么久后要重新全力投入有多难。

VERB. 动词

swings , swinging , swung
1. [I 不及物动词] 使摇摆 , 摇摆
If something swings or if you swing it, it moves repeatedly backwards and forwards or from side to side from a fixed point.
双语例句
例：
The sail of the little boat swung crazily from one side to the other.
小船的帆发疯似地左右摇晃着。
例：
She was swinging a bottle of wine by its neck.
她握着瓶颈摇晃着酒瓶。
2. [I 不及物动词] 转动 , 成弧线运动
If something swings in a particular direction or if you swing it in that direction, it moves in that direction with a smooth, curving movement.
双语例句
例：
The torchlight swung across the little beach and out over the water, searching.
手电筒的光在小海滩上扫过，而后转向水面搜索着。
例：
The canoe found the current and swung around.
独木舟遇上了急流，来回打转。
3. [I 不及物动词] 使急转向 , 转向
If a vehicle swings in a particular direction, or if the driver swings it in a particular direction, they turn suddenly in that direction.
双语例句
例：
Joanna swung back on to the main approach and headed for the airport.
乔安娜把车急转回主干道，向机场开去。
4. [I 不及物动词] （因惊讶而）急转身
If someone swings around, they turn around quickly, usually because they are surprised.
双语例句
例：
She swung around to him, spilling her tea without noticing it.
她猛地转头面向他，茶水溅了出来都没注意到。
5. [I 不及物动词] （挥动手臂等）朝···打去 , 挥向
If you swing at a person or thing, you try to hit them with your arm or with something that you are holding.
双语例句
例：
Blanche swung at her but she moved her head back and Blanche missed.
布兰奇挥拳朝她打去，但她把头向后一闪，躲开了。
6. [I 不及物动词] （意见、态度或情感）改变
If people's opinions, attitudes, or feelings swing, they change, especially in a sudden or extreme way.
双语例句
例：
In two years' time there is a presidential election, and the voters could swing again.
对于两年后的总统竞选，选民们可能会再次倒向另一方。