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- (of water or an object in water) move with a splashing sound(水, 水中物体)飞溅; 冲击:
the water swashed and rippled around the car wheels.
水在车轮四周飞溅。
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- archaic (of a person) flamboyantly swagger about or wield a sword〈古〉昂首阔步地到处炫耀; 挥剑炫耀:
he swashed about self-confidently.
他自信地昂首阔步地四处炫耀。
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- the rush of seawater up the beach after the breaking of a wave(海水在海滩上的)冲刷。
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- archaic the motion or sound of water dashing or washing against something〈古〉水的泼溅(声); 冲击(声); 拍打(声)。
词源
mid 16th cent. (in the sense 'make a noise like swords clashing or beating on shields'): imitative.