单词 | swan |
释义 | swanWord family adjectiveswanlikeswannynounswanneryswanningswanherdswanskinswansongswan Birdsswan1 /swɒn $ swɑːn/ noun [countableC] HBBa large white bird with a long neck that lives on rivers and lakes 天鹅 Examples from the Corpus swan• Apparently the ballerina Pavlova came here to learn to dance like a swan for the ballet Swan Lake.• Or a swan of a son?• Down in the Mootwalk a woman laughed and from the water a swan gave its harsh, grating cry.• Mute swan, stately and serene, are present all the year.• We know that swans are strong and violent and can attack you.• But for the time being conservationists everywhere are happy to know that the swans and the anglers are no longer rivers apart.• The swans in the Krasinski Garden were out on the lake and children were throwing bread crumbs to them. swan2 verb (swanned, swanning) [intransitiveI always + adverbadv/prepositionprep] British EnglishBrE informalRELAXEDTRAVEL to enjoy yourself and behave in a relaxed way that is annoying to other people 悠闲地享受;马马虎虎地做事 swan off/around He’s gone swanning off to Rome for the weekend! 他到罗马潇洒度周末去了! Examples from the Corpus swan• But no time for swanning around at the pub.• And swanning into town ... the other Royal family comes home.• So we Limeys swanned off sniffily to the wings, where we did make an impression.• And people like Greg Allman and Cher were swanning past us. swan off/around• But no time for swanning around at the pub.• The last thing she needed tonight was Victoria swanning around looking like a juvenile femmefatale.• So we Limeys swanned off sniffily to the wings, where we did make an impression. Old English |
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