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| 1 | I/T to move , or make something move , backwards and forwards or from one side to another , especially from a fixed point （使）摇摆；（使）摇荡；（使）摆动 |
| Swing your arms loosely at your sides. 让你的手臂在身体两侧随意摆动。 |
| The gate was swinging on its hinges. 大门绕着铰链来回晃动。 |
| swing to and fro A restaurant sign swung to and fro in the wind. 餐馆的招牌在风中不停地摇摆着。 |
| swing back and forth As she shook her head, her earrings swung back and forth. 她摇头时戴着的耳环前后晃动。 |
| | 1a | I to move backwards and forwards on a seat called a swing （在秋千上）来回摇荡 | |
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| 2 | I/T +at/towards/around/into etc to move in a particular direction with a smooth curving movement , or to make something move in this way （使）旋转；（使）转身；（使）转弯 |
| Brown swung the ball towards the near post. 布朗使球沿弧线奔向近旁的球门柱。 |
| swing sth into/around/out etc I swung the car into a narrow side street. 我调转车头，把车开进一条小街。 |
| +towards/round etc She swung round and stared angrily at us. 她转过身生气地瞪着我们。 |
| swing open/shut The door swung shut with a loud bang. 门砰的一声关上了。 |
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| 3 | I/T to try to hit someone or something by making a smooth curving movement with your hand , a weapon , or a piece of sports equipment 挥动（手臂、武器或运动器材）试图击打（某人或某物） |
| swing sth at sth/sb He swung the bat wildly at the ball, missing it completely. 他挥动球拍狠狠地击球，却没有击中。 |
| +at Mrs Shaw swung at the youth with her umbrella. 肖太太抡起雨伞要打这位年轻人。 |
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| 4 | I/T to change from one emotion , condition , idea etc to another , or make someone or something change in this way 改变（情绪、状况或想法等）；（使）转变 |
| She should be able to swing a significant number of women’ s votes. 她应该能够拉到大量女性的选票。 |
| swing sth away from sb/sth This latest scandal could swing popular support away from them. 最近的丑闻可能使他们失去民众的支持。 |
| +from My mother’ s moods swing from depression to elation. 我母亲的情绪由沮丧变为喜悦。 |
| swing the other way Public opinion has begun to swing the other way. 公众舆论已经开始转向。 |
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| 5 | I informal old-fashioned to be lively , exciting , and enjoyable 活跃；精彩；生动有趣 |
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| 6 | I if music swings, it has a strong pleasant beat （音乐）有强劲悦耳的节奏 |
| PHRASES |
| - | I’ ll swing for sb BRITISH informal old-fashioned
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| used for saying that someone makes you very angry |
| 某人快把我气死了 |
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| - | swing the balance
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| to change or affect the result of something |
| 改变结果；影响结果 |
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| Some decent publicity could have swung the balance in our favour. 一些像样的宣传活动本来可以让结果变得对我们有利。 |
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| - | swing both ways informal
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| to be bisexual |
| 双性恋 |
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| - | swing into action
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| to start doing something quickly and effectively , especially something that you have been trained to do |
| 迅速行动起来（做某事，尤指自己受过训练的某事） |
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| - | swing it informal
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| to succeed in achieving the result you want , especially by persuading someone to let you do something that they do not usually let people do |
| （尤指通过说服他人而）成功地得到自己想要的结果 |
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| PHRASAL VERBS |
| - | ˌswing ˈby |
| PHRASAL VB MAINLY AMERICANINFORMAL |
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| | swing by sth: to make a short visit to a person or place （对某人）进行短暂的拜访；短暂地参观（某地） | Just swing by on your way home, okay? 你回家时就顺路过来坐坐，好吗？ | |
| - | ˌswing ˈthrough |
| PHRASAL VB AMERICANINFORMAL |
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| | swing through sth: to visit a place for a short time on your way to another place 顺路参观（某地） |
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