(亦作swop)
(swapped, swapping)with obj.
1- take part in an exchange of交换：
we swapped phone numbers
我们交换了电话号码
I'd swap places with you any day
我可以在任何日子和你交换位子
no obj. I was wondering if you'd like to swap with me.不知道你愿不愿意和我交换。
1.1
- give (one thing) and receive something else in exchange用…交换：
swap one of your sandwiches for a cheese and pickle?
用你的一块三明治交换一块奶酪和泡菜怎么样？
1.2
- substitute (one thing) for another代替：
I swapped my busy life in London for a peaceful village retreat.
我放弃了繁忙的伦敦生活转而过平静的乡村生活。
1
- an act of exchanging one thing for another交换：
let's do a swap.
我们作个交换吧。
1.1
- a thing that has been or may be given in exchange for something else交换的东西：
I've got one already, but I'll keep this as a swap.
我已经有一个了, 但我要把这个留下来做交换物。
1.2
- Finance an exchange of liabilities between two borrowers, either so that each acquires access to funds in a currency they need or so that a fixed interest rate is exchanged for a floating rate【财政】交换, 换期, 互惠信贷。
派生词
swappable
adjectiveswapper
noun词源
Middle English （originally in the sense 'throw forcibly'）： probably imitative of a resounding blow. Current senses have arisen from an early use meaning 'strike hands as a token of agreement'.