Definition of swig in English:

swig

verbswigged, swigs, swigging swɪɡswɪɡ

[with object]informal

Drink in large draughts.
大口喝；痛饮
Dave swigged the wine in five gulps
戴夫五大口喝完了酒。
no object Ratagan swigged at his beer
拉塔干大口地喝着啤酒。
Example sentencesExamples
- When the friend arrives, he is handed the second Coke and starts swigging it with no clue where it had been.
- He laughed, before swigging the contents down.
- A chemist who swigged vodka at work was let off with a reprimand after she cleaned up her act.
- Normally, she didn't drink rum straight, but popping the top, she swigged half the contents of the bottle in one go.
- My brother Bruce and I were standing on the rear patio of my father's house, swigging beers as my dad was readying steaks for the grill.
- Sylvia, who'd bought a bottle of wine, carried the dog under one arm while she swigged vino with her other.
- We sit swigging the wine with which we are liberally provided, then we disperse.
- It's always best to drink bubbly from a glass rather than swigging it directly from the bottle.
- I travelled in reading a report for the first of two meetings today, swigging copious amounts of fizzy mineral water and nursing a large hangover.
- The last we saw of him he was pictured swigging beer on a yacht in Marbella.
- Dressed in regulation New York black, the opening crowd is much too busy swigging its wine and talking to its friends to listen or watch.
- He rolled his eyes as he swallowed and swigged the dregs of his espresso.
- Teenagers sit swigging beer at roadblocks, ready to kill anyone who doesn't have the right papers.
- We swigged cheap champagne from a shared bottle and fought running snowball battles with the neighbourhood kids.
- I swear she swigged the stuff from a flask in her purse.
- We all went to swim before lunch, rather necessary after swigging Martinis.
- Band members had to photograph one another swigging the bright orange drink.
- In this diary, the heroine is more likely to spend her days loading cartloads of hay and selling cattle rather than counting calories and swigging Chardonnay.
- At the end of a hard day, a rescue worker picked up a near-empty gin bottle and swigged the remainder.
- She had to be in control, even if it meant artificially reining in her wild emotions by swigging a few drinks.
Synonyms
drink, swallow, gulp, gulp down, guzzle, slurp, attack, down, drink down, drink up, force down, get down, finish off, polish off, drain, empty, imbibe, have, take, partake of, ingest, consume, sup, sip, lap

nounPlural swigs swɪɡswɪɡ

informal

A large draught of drink.
一大口（饮料）
he took a swig of tea
他喝了一大口茶。
Example sentencesExamples
- His partner took a long swig, either ignoring his friend or too drunk to care.
- She regretted not taking a swig of orange juice with the banana, not remembering to drink that half glass of instant tea.
- I laughed, watching them take a bite of their muffins and then drinking a swig of pop at almost the same time.
- She swallowed them with a swig of water, and asked if she could go to bed.
- In other words, when the men get tired of the women spending long hours agonising over jewellery, they can just step next door for a swig.
- I pulled a beer out of the brown bag I was carrying and took a few swigs to settle my nerves.
- I lay on the rooftop eating a sandwich hungrily and washing it down with a swig of whiskey.
- The sweetness gets too much after more than a couple of swigs, and after a while it starts to produce a build-up of gas which eventually squirts right up your nose.
- They remain silent until their drinks arrive and they take a couple bracing swigs.
- From the pocket of his khaki jacket, he picked a small liquor bottle and took a swig.
- He wipes the drool, takes a swig of beer and takes a quick run through the Internet to keep from falling asleep.
- Wesley coughed and swallowed a long swig of his ale while Pearl tried to explain her complicated situation.
- ‘Humans are mindless,’ Mya grunted, drinking half of the bottle in three swigs.
- Marie pulled the cigarette out of her mouth and took a swig of her drink, until only half of it remained.
- At 250 calories a swig, it was the perfect drink for ski troopers in off the mountains.
- Leaning against the side of the wall, he took a swig of his drink.
- Taking a big swig from her emergency bottle of glucose drink, she kicked the door down, and entered the studio.
- I pulled the bottle out from under the cushion and took a swig of the liquor in it.
- Soon the guard took his water canteen out of his belt, took a swig, and dropped to the floor, never to wake again.
- When Liz came back with a tray the old lady seized her cup and took a long swig of hot tea.
Synonyms
alcoholic drink, strong drink, drink, liquor, intoxicant

Derivatives

swigger

noun

informal

Aromatic off-dry whites make fine summer swiggers, equally good as aperitifs and spicy food wines.
Example sentencesExamples
- I love spicy, steely, floral, upper-crust Mosel Rieslings that make terrific summer swiggers.
- Good Gascon whites are essential summer swiggers as their vibrant, citrussy, herby fruit goes well with or without food.
- What we need now are easy-going, summer swiggers that can be drowned in ice-cubes, watered down with a whoosh of soda and enlivened with a slice of fresh fruit
- This juicy discounted pair make excellent summer swiggers.

Origin

Mid 16th century (as a noun in the obsolete sense 'liquor'): of unknown origin.

Rhymes

big, brig, dig, fig, gig, grig, jig, lig, pig, prig, rig, snig, sprig, tig, trig, twig, Whig, wig

Definition of swig in US English:

swig

verbswɪɡswiɡ

[with object]informal

Drink in large gulps.
大口喝；痛饮
Dave swigged the wine in five gulps
戴夫五大口喝完了酒。
no object old men swigged from bottles of plum brandy
Example sentencesExamples
- At the end of a hard day, a rescue worker picked up a near-empty gin bottle and swigged the remainder.
- I swear she swigged the stuff from a flask in her purse.
- She had to be in control, even if it meant artificially reining in her wild emotions by swigging a few drinks.
- He rolled his eyes as he swallowed and swigged the dregs of his espresso.
- Normally, she didn't drink rum straight, but popping the top, she swigged half the contents of the bottle in one go.
- My brother Bruce and I were standing on the rear patio of my father's house, swigging beers as my dad was readying steaks for the grill.
- Band members had to photograph one another swigging the bright orange drink.
- In this diary, the heroine is more likely to spend her days loading cartloads of hay and selling cattle rather than counting calories and swigging Chardonnay.
- I travelled in reading a report for the first of two meetings today, swigging copious amounts of fizzy mineral water and nursing a large hangover.
- Sylvia, who'd bought a bottle of wine, carried the dog under one arm while she swigged vino with her other.
- Dressed in regulation New York black, the opening crowd is much too busy swigging its wine and talking to its friends to listen or watch.
- He laughed, before swigging the contents down.
- Teenagers sit swigging beer at roadblocks, ready to kill anyone who doesn't have the right papers.
- When the friend arrives, he is handed the second Coke and starts swigging it with no clue where it had been.
- We sit swigging the wine with which we are liberally provided, then we disperse.
- We swigged cheap champagne from a shared bottle and fought running snowball battles with the neighbourhood kids.
- It's always best to drink bubbly from a glass rather than swigging it directly from the bottle.
- The last we saw of him he was pictured swigging beer on a yacht in Marbella.
- We all went to swim before lunch, rather necessary after swigging Martinis.
- A chemist who swigged vodka at work was let off with a reprimand after she cleaned up her act.
Synonyms
drink, swallow, gulp, gulp down, guzzle, slurp, attack, down, drink down, drink up, force down, get down, finish off, polish off, drain, empty, imbibe, have, take, partake of, ingest, consume, sup, sip, lap

nounswɪɡswiɡ

informal

A large draft of drink.
一大口（饮料）
he took a swig of tea
他喝了一大口茶。
Example sentencesExamples
- I pulled the bottle out from under the cushion and took a swig of the liquor in it.
- She regretted not taking a swig of orange juice with the banana, not remembering to drink that half glass of instant tea.
- He wipes the drool, takes a swig of beer and takes a quick run through the Internet to keep from falling asleep.
- I pulled a beer out of the brown bag I was carrying and took a few swigs to settle my nerves.
- I laughed, watching them take a bite of their muffins and then drinking a swig of pop at almost the same time.
- Leaning against the side of the wall, he took a swig of his drink.
- At 250 calories a swig, it was the perfect drink for ski troopers in off the mountains.
- From the pocket of his khaki jacket, he picked a small liquor bottle and took a swig.
- Marie pulled the cigarette out of her mouth and took a swig of her drink, until only half of it remained.
- When Liz came back with a tray the old lady seized her cup and took a long swig of hot tea.
- Wesley coughed and swallowed a long swig of his ale while Pearl tried to explain her complicated situation.
- In other words, when the men get tired of the women spending long hours agonising over jewellery, they can just step next door for a swig.
- Soon the guard took his water canteen out of his belt, took a swig, and dropped to the floor, never to wake again.
- I lay on the rooftop eating a sandwich hungrily and washing it down with a swig of whiskey.
- They remain silent until their drinks arrive and they take a couple bracing swigs.
- Taking a big swig from her emergency bottle of glucose drink, she kicked the door down, and entered the studio.
- His partner took a long swig, either ignoring his friend or too drunk to care.
- The sweetness gets too much after more than a couple of swigs, and after a while it starts to produce a build-up of gas which eventually squirts right up your nose.
- ‘Humans are mindless,’ Mya grunted, drinking half of the bottle in three swigs.
- She swallowed them with a swig of water, and asked if she could go to bed.
Synonyms
alcoholic drink, strong drink, drink, liquor, intoxicant

Origin

Mid 16th century (as a noun in the obsolete sense ‘liquor’): of unknown origin.

单词	swig
释义	Definition of swig in English: swig verbswigged, swigs, swigging swɪɡswɪɡ [with object]informal Drink in large draughts. 大口喝；痛饮 Dave swigged the wine in five gulps 戴夫五大口喝完了酒。 no object Ratagan swigged at his beer 拉塔干大口地喝着啤酒。 Example sentencesExamples When the friend arrives, he is handed the second Coke and starts swigging it with no clue where it had been. He laughed, before swigging the contents down. A chemist who swigged vodka at work was let off with a reprimand after she cleaned up her act. Normally, she didn't drink rum straight, but popping the top, she swigged half the contents of the bottle in one go. My brother Bruce and I were standing on the rear patio of my father's house, swigging beers as my dad was readying steaks for the grill. Sylvia, who'd bought a bottle of wine, carried the dog under one arm while she swigged vino with her other. We sit swigging the wine with which we are liberally provided, then we disperse. It's always best to drink bubbly from a glass rather than swigging it directly from the bottle. I travelled in reading a report for the first of two meetings today, swigging copious amounts of fizzy mineral water and nursing a large hangover. The last we saw of him he was pictured swigging beer on a yacht in Marbella. Dressed in regulation New York black, the opening crowd is much too busy swigging its wine and talking to its friends to listen or watch. He rolled his eyes as he swallowed and swigged the dregs of his espresso. Teenagers sit swigging beer at roadblocks, ready to kill anyone who doesn't have the right papers. We swigged cheap champagne from a shared bottle and fought running snowball battles with the neighbourhood kids. I swear she swigged the stuff from a flask in her purse. We all went to swim before lunch, rather necessary after swigging Martinis. Band members had to photograph one another swigging the bright orange drink. In this diary, the heroine is more likely to spend her days loading cartloads of hay and selling cattle rather than counting calories and swigging Chardonnay. At the end of a hard day, a rescue worker picked up a near-empty gin bottle and swigged the remainder. She had to be in control, even if it meant artificially reining in her wild emotions by swigging a few drinks. Synonyms drink, swallow, gulp, gulp down, guzzle, slurp, attack, down, drink down, drink up, force down, get down, finish off, polish off, drain, empty, imbibe, have, take, partake of, ingest, consume, sup, sip, lap nounPlural swigs swɪɡswɪɡ informal A large draught of drink. 一大口（饮料） he took a swig of tea 他喝了一大口茶。 Example sentencesExamples His partner took a long swig, either ignoring his friend or too drunk to care. She regretted not taking a swig of orange juice with the banana, not remembering to drink that half glass of instant tea. I laughed, watching them take a bite of their muffins and then drinking a swig of pop at almost the same time. She swallowed them with a swig of water, and asked if she could go to bed. In other words, when the men get tired of the women spending long hours agonising over jewellery, they can just step next door for a swig. I pulled a beer out of the brown bag I was carrying and took a few swigs to settle my nerves. I lay on the rooftop eating a sandwich hungrily and washing it down with a swig of whiskey. The sweetness gets too much after more than a couple of swigs, and after a while it starts to produce a build-up of gas which eventually squirts right up your nose. They remain silent until their drinks arrive and they take a couple bracing swigs. From the pocket of his khaki jacket, he picked a small liquor bottle and took a swig. He wipes the drool, takes a swig of beer and takes a quick run through the Internet to keep from falling asleep. Wesley coughed and swallowed a long swig of his ale while Pearl tried to explain her complicated situation. ‘Humans are mindless,’ Mya grunted, drinking half of the bottle in three swigs. Marie pulled the cigarette out of her mouth and took a swig of her drink, until only half of it remained. At 250 calories a swig, it was the perfect drink for ski troopers in off the mountains. Leaning against the side of the wall, he took a swig of his drink. Taking a big swig from her emergency bottle of glucose drink, she kicked the door down, and entered the studio. I pulled the bottle out from under the cushion and took a swig of the liquor in it. Soon the guard took his water canteen out of his belt, took a swig, and dropped to the floor, never to wake again. When Liz came back with a tray the old lady seized her cup and took a long swig of hot tea. Synonyms alcoholic drink, strong drink, drink, liquor, intoxicant Derivatives swigger noun informal Aromatic off-dry whites make fine summer swiggers, equally good as aperitifs and spicy food wines. Example sentencesExamples I love spicy, steely, floral, upper-crust Mosel Rieslings that make terrific summer swiggers. Good Gascon whites are essential summer swiggers as their vibrant, citrussy, herby fruit goes well with or without food. What we need now are easy-going, summer swiggers that can be drowned in ice-cubes, watered down with a whoosh of soda and enlivened with a slice of fresh fruit This juicy discounted pair make excellent summer swiggers. Origin Mid 16th century (as a noun in the obsolete sense 'liquor'): of unknown origin. Rhymes big, brig, dig, fig, gig, grig, jig, lig, pig, prig, rig, snig, sprig, tig, trig, twig, Whig, wig Definition of swig in US English: swig verbswɪɡswiɡ [with object]informal Drink in large gulps. 大口喝；痛饮 Dave swigged the wine in five gulps 戴夫五大口喝完了酒。 no object old men swigged from bottles of plum brandy Example sentencesExamples At the end of a hard day, a rescue worker picked up a near-empty gin bottle and swigged the remainder. I swear she swigged the stuff from a flask in her purse. She had to be in control, even if it meant artificially reining in her wild emotions by swigging a few drinks. He rolled his eyes as he swallowed and swigged the dregs of his espresso. Normally, she didn't drink rum straight, but popping the top, she swigged half the contents of the bottle in one go. My brother Bruce and I were standing on the rear patio of my father's house, swigging beers as my dad was readying steaks for the grill. Band members had to photograph one another swigging the bright orange drink. In this diary, the heroine is more likely to spend her days loading cartloads of hay and selling cattle rather than counting calories and swigging Chardonnay. I travelled in reading a report for the first of two meetings today, swigging copious amounts of fizzy mineral water and nursing a large hangover. Sylvia, who'd bought a bottle of wine, carried the dog under one arm while she swigged vino with her other. Dressed in regulation New York black, the opening crowd is much too busy swigging its wine and talking to its friends to listen or watch. He laughed, before swigging the contents down. Teenagers sit swigging beer at roadblocks, ready to kill anyone who doesn't have the right papers. When the friend arrives, he is handed the second Coke and starts swigging it with no clue where it had been. We sit swigging the wine with which we are liberally provided, then we disperse. We swigged cheap champagne from a shared bottle and fought running snowball battles with the neighbourhood kids. It's always best to drink bubbly from a glass rather than swigging it directly from the bottle. The last we saw of him he was pictured swigging beer on a yacht in Marbella. We all went to swim before lunch, rather necessary after swigging Martinis. A chemist who swigged vodka at work was let off with a reprimand after she cleaned up her act. Synonyms drink, swallow, gulp, gulp down, guzzle, slurp, attack, down, drink down, drink up, force down, get down, finish off, polish off, drain, empty, imbibe, have, take, partake of, ingest, consume, sup, sip, lap nounswɪɡswiɡ informal A large draft of drink. 一大口（饮料） he took a swig of tea 他喝了一大口茶。 Example sentencesExamples I pulled the bottle out from under the cushion and took a swig of the liquor in it. She regretted not taking a swig of orange juice with the banana, not remembering to drink that half glass of instant tea. He wipes the drool, takes a swig of beer and takes a quick run through the Internet to keep from falling asleep. I pulled a beer out of the brown bag I was carrying and took a few swigs to settle my nerves. I laughed, watching them take a bite of their muffins and then drinking a swig of pop at almost the same time. Leaning against the side of the wall, he took a swig of his drink. At 250 calories a swig, it was the perfect drink for ski troopers in off the mountains. From the pocket of his khaki jacket, he picked a small liquor bottle and took a swig. Marie pulled the cigarette out of her mouth and took a swig of her drink, until only half of it remained. When Liz came back with a tray the old lady seized her cup and took a long swig of hot tea. Wesley coughed and swallowed a long swig of his ale while Pearl tried to explain her complicated situation. In other words, when the men get tired of the women spending long hours agonising over jewellery, they can just step next door for a swig. Soon the guard took his water canteen out of his belt, took a swig, and dropped to the floor, never to wake again. I lay on the rooftop eating a sandwich hungrily and washing it down with a swig of whiskey. They remain silent until their drinks arrive and they take a couple bracing swigs. Taking a big swig from her emergency bottle of glucose drink, she kicked the door down, and entered the studio. His partner took a long swig, either ignoring his friend or too drunk to care. The sweetness gets too much after more than a couple of swigs, and after a while it starts to produce a build-up of gas which eventually squirts right up your nose. ‘Humans are mindless,’ Mya grunted, drinking half of the bottle in three swigs. She swallowed them with a swig of water, and asked if she could go to bed. Synonyms alcoholic drink, strong drink, drink, liquor, intoxicant Origin Mid 16th century (as a noun in the obsolete sense ‘liquor’): of unknown origin.
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