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- a large waterbird with a long flexible neck, short legs, webbed feet, a broad bill, and typically all-white plumage天鹅。
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- Genus Cygnus (and Coscoroba): several species.天鹅属（和扁嘴天鹅属）：数种。
(swanned, swanning)no obj., with adverbial of direction
- Brit. informal move about or go somewhere in a casual, relaxed way, typically perceived as irresponsible or ostentatious by others〈英, 非正式〉无目的地漫游; 漂游（常被人看作不负责任或炫耀）：
swanning around Europe nowadays are we?
我们现在要在欧洲漫游吗？
派生词
swanlike
adjective词源
Old English, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch zwaan and German Schwan. The current sense of the verb originated as military slang, referring to the free movement of armoured vehicles.