英语词汇“swing-to”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

a. The act of swinging or oscillating, as a suspended body, or a body turning (to and fro, or in either direction) upon a fixed centre or axis, e.g. upon a hinge; an oscillating or swaying movement, oscillation; also, the amount of oscillation, the arc or curve traced or moved through in this way. Also with adverb, as swing-to, the act of swinging to.In quot. 1589 with reference to hanging and play on sense 5.

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the world > movement > motion in specific manner > alternating or reciprocating motion > oscillation > [noun] > swinging or oscillation of suspended body

babbling1440

swing1589

vibration1668

swinging1669

vibrating1743

1589 ‘Marphoreus’ Martins Months Minde To Rdr. sig. C3 If these men may haue their swaie, (but wee hope first they shall haue their swing).

1623 J. Taylor Praise & Vertue of Jayle sig. B8^v One hanging is a necessary thing, Which is a pretty Gamboll, cald a Swing. [note] A Swing or stretch for exercise and health.

1677 G. Miege New Dict. French & Eng. ii. sig. Ccc 2/1 To give one a great swing, donner à quêcun une grande secousse.

1699 A. Boyer Royal Dict. (at cited word) He may have a Swing, (or be hang'd) for't.

1775 J. Steele Ess. Melody & Meas. Speech 68 The rhythmical pulsation is regularly periodical and constant as the swings of a pendulum.

1784 J. Douglas Cook's Voy. Pacific II. iii. ix. 167 They say, that a goddess, having a lump or mass of earth suspended in a cord, gave it a swing, and scattered about pieces of land.

1827 M. Faraday Chem. Manip. ii. 58 A short swing of a foot or two should be given to it, so as to produce centrifugal force.

1843 R. S. Surtees Handley Cross II. ii. 47 Charles was speedily at a white gate, whose sound and easy swing denoted an entrance of some pretension.

1853 J. D. H. Dale tr. G. Baldeschi Ceremonial Rom. Rite 35 He..incenses the Celebrant with three double swings.

1867 W. Morris Life & Death of Jason ix. 161 Argo, leaping forward to the swing Of measured oars.

1869 Routledge's Every Boy's Ann. 443 At first the time is bad, there is not sufficient ‘swing’ or ‘catching at the beginning’.

1883 W. S. Gresley Gloss. Terms Coal Mining Swing, the arc or curve described by the point of a pick or maundril when being used by a holer or in cutting coal; called the swing of the pick.

1901 ‘G. Douglas’ House with Green Shutters 289 The sharp swing-to of the door.

a1903 ‘H. S. Merriman’ Last Hope (1904) ii The swing of her tapering masts spoke of the heaving seas she had left behind.

figurative.1877 R. Giffen Stock Exchange Securities 153 There is an upward and downward swing, as of a pendulum, in the prices of securities.1891 R. Ball Ice Age 167 At the other end of the swing the summer in the Northern hemisphere will be seven days shorter than the winter in the same hemisphere.

单词	swing-to
释义	> as lemmas swing-to a. The act of swinging or oscillating, as a suspended body, or a body turning (to and fro, or in either direction) upon a fixed centre or axis, e.g. upon a hinge; an oscillating or swaying movement, oscillation; also, the amount of oscillation, the arc or curve traced or moved through in this way. Also with adverb, as swing-to, the act of swinging to.In quot. 1589 with reference to hanging and play on sense 5. ΘΠ the world > movement > motion in specific manner > alternating or reciprocating motion > oscillation > [noun] > swinging or oscillation of suspended body babbling1440 swing1589 vibration1668 swinging1669 vibrating1743 1589 ‘Marphoreus’ Martins Months Minde To Rdr. sig. C3 If these men may haue their swaie, (but wee hope first they shall haue their swing). 1623 J. Taylor Praise & Vertue of Jayle sig. B8^v One hanging is a necessary thing, Which is a pretty Gamboll, cald a Swing. [note] A Swing or stretch for exercise and health. 1677 G. Miege New Dict. French & Eng. ii. sig. Ccc 2/1 To give one a great swing, donner à quêcun une grande secousse. 1699 A. Boyer Royal Dict. (at cited word) He may have a Swing, (or be hang'd) for't. 1775 J. Steele Ess. Melody & Meas. Speech 68 The rhythmical pulsation is regularly periodical and constant as the swings of a pendulum. 1784 J. Douglas Cook's Voy. Pacific II. iii. ix. 167 They say, that a goddess, having a lump or mass of earth suspended in a cord, gave it a swing, and scattered about pieces of land. 1827 M. Faraday Chem. Manip. ii. 58 A short swing of a foot or two should be given to it, so as to produce centrifugal force. 1843 R. S. Surtees Handley Cross II. ii. 47 Charles was speedily at a white gate, whose sound and easy swing denoted an entrance of some pretension. 1853 J. D. H. Dale tr. G. Baldeschi Ceremonial Rom. Rite 35 He..incenses the Celebrant with three double swings. 1867 W. Morris Life & Death of Jason ix. 161 Argo, leaping forward to the swing Of measured oars. 1869 Routledge's Every Boy's Ann. 443 At first the time is bad, there is not sufficient ‘swing’ or ‘catching at the beginning’. 1883 W. S. Gresley Gloss. Terms Coal Mining Swing, the arc or curve described by the point of a pick or maundril when being used by a holer or in cutting coal; called the swing of the pick. 1901 ‘G. Douglas’ House with Green Shutters 289 The sharp swing-to of the door. a1903 ‘H. S. Merriman’ Last Hope (1904) ii The swing of her tapering masts spoke of the heaving seas she had left behind. figurative.1877 R. Giffen Stock Exchange Securities 153 There is an upward and downward swing, as of a pendulum, in the prices of securities.1891 R. Ball Ice Age 167 At the other end of the swing the summer in the Northern hemisphere will be seven days shorter than the winter in the same hemisphere. extracted from swingn.² < as lemmas
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