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swan/swɒn/ n. & v.●n. 1 a large waterbird of the genus Cygnus etc., having a long flexible neck, webbed feet, and in most species snow-white plumage 天鹅(天鹅属大型水鸟,生有细长柔软的脖颈,蹼掌,大多数品种羽毛为雪白色) 2 literary a poet [文学用语]诗人 ●v. intr. (swanned, swanning) (usu. foll. by 通常后跟 about, off, etc.) Brit. colloq. move or go aimlessly or casually or with a superior air [英口]漫游,漂泊 □ Swan of Avon literary Shakespeare [文学用语]埃文河上的天鹅(指莎士比亚) □ swanlike adj. & adv.[Old English from Germanic] |