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

　

单词	swan
释义	Trends of swan View usage for: swan (swɒn) Word forms: plural, 3rd person singular presenttense swans, present participle swanning, past tense, past participle swanned 1. countable noun A swan is a large bird with a very long neck. Swans live on rivers and lakes and are usually white. 2. verb If you describe someone as swanning around or swanning off, you mean that they go and have fun, rather than working or taking care of their responsibilities. [British, informal] She spends her time swanning around the world. [VERB preposition/adverb] The mother was widowed and had swanned off. [VERB preposition/adverb] swan in British English (swɒn) noun 1. any large aquatic bird of the genera Cygnus and Coscoroba, having a long neck and usually a white plumage: family Anatidae, order Anseriformes 2. rare, literary a. a poet b. (capital when part of a title or epithet) the Swan of Avon (Shakespeare) verbWord forms: swans, swanning or swanned 3. (intr; usually foll by around or about) informal to wander idly Derived forms swanlike (ˈswanˌlike) adjective Word origin Old English; related to Old Norse svanr, Middle Low German swōn Swan in British English 1 (swɒn) noun a river in SW Western Australia, rising as the Avon northeast of Narrogin and flowing northwest and west to the Indian Ocean below Perth. Length: about 240 km (150 miles) Swan in British English 2 (swɒn) noun Sir Joseph Wilson. 1828–1914, English physicist and chemist, who developed the incandescent electric light (1880) independently of Edison swan in American English 1 (swɑn; swɔn) noun 1. Word forms: plural swans or swan any of several large-bodied, web-footed waterfowl (family Anatidae, esp. genus Cygnus) with a long, graceful neck and, typically, pure white feathers: swans are graceful swimmers and strong fliers 2. a person who resembles or is thought to resemble a swan in some way; sometimes, specif.,a great poet or singer verb intransitive 3. British, Informal to move slowly or majestically, with a calm, serene air Idioms: the Swan Word origin ME < OE, akin to Ger schwan < IE base swen-, to sound, sing > L sonus, sound1 swan in American English 2 (swɑn; swɔn) US verb intransitive Dialectal to swear usually in the exclamation I swan!, used to express surprise, impatience, etc. Word origin < ? Brit dial. Is' wan, I'll warrant Image of swan © khunkorn, Shutterstock Examples of 'swan' in a sentence swan It was a fitting end and as beautiful a swan song as anyone could have wished. Times, Sunday Times (2013) We hope the remaining swans will then go off to find food elsewhere. Times, Sunday Times (2007) Tests on nine dead swans collected around the country at the weekend were negative. Times, Sunday Times (2006) And he swans around in a dressing gown and slippers. The Sun (2009) There she seeks solace in a fantasy world of swans. Times, Sunday Times (2016) But nostalgia is his swan song. Times, Sunday Times (2009) This must be his swan song, the last hurrah. Times, Sunday Times (2012) That said, lines can still be traced between the glory days and the swan songs. Times, Sunday Times (2014) If this finale is his swan song, two things are sure. Times, Sunday Times (2012) Like the white swan, she is meant to be a tragic figure. Times, Sunday Times (2011) I am considering this to be my real swan song. Times, Sunday Times (2009) THERE was nationwide alarm when one swan died of bird flu. The Sun (2007) I love the swan as a bird. Times, Sunday Times (2014) I could swan around being popular for once. Times, Sunday Times (2014) I wonder if it's a revival or a beautiful swan song. Times, Sunday Times (2015) MY boyfriend's ex swans around in her fancy car and buys designer handbags. The Sun (2015) This was my ninth, the final one, my swan song. Times, Sunday Times (2012) So Pleasure won't be her operatic swan song? Times, Sunday Times (2016) But this week will see a mini swan song - his last pre-budget report. Times, Sunday Times (2006) And there were large calm lakes there too, in which white swans were swimming, and beat the air with their wings. Hans Christian Andersen Andersen's Fairy Tales (1874) AS families struggle to keep food on the table, MPs swan around department stores choosing new bathrooms at public expense. The Sun (2008) Word lists with swan male animals, female animals, baby and young animals In other languages swan British English: swan /swɒn/ NOUN A swan* is a large white bird with a long neck that lives on rivers and lakes. American English: swan Arabic: إِوَزٌّ عِرَاقِيّ Brazilian Portuguese: cisne Chinese: 天鹅 Croatian: labud Czech: labuť Danish: svane Dutch: zwaan European Spanish: cisne Finnish: joutsen French: cygne German: Schwan Greek: κύκνος Italian: cigno Japanese: 白鳥 Korean: 백조 Norwegian: svane Polish: łabędź European Portuguese: cisne Romanian: lebădă Russian: лебедь Latin American Spanish: cisne Swedish: svan Thai: หงส์ Turkish: kuğu Ukrainian: лебідь Vietnamese: con thiên nga All related terms of 'swan' mute swan a Eurasian swan , Cygnus olor, with a pure white plumage , an orange-red bill with a black base, and a curved neck swan dive a forward dive in which the legs are held straight and together, the back is arched , and the arms are stretched out to the sides: the arms are brought forward and together just before entering the water Swan Lake a ballet by Tchaikovsky , about a princess , Odette, who has been turned into a swan by an evil sorcerer's curse ; Prince Siegfried falls in love with her and tries to save her, but he is outwitted by the magician , and the prince and princess kill themselves to escape the curse swan neck a tube, rail , etc, curved like a swan's neck swan song Someone's swan song is the last time that they do something for which they are famous , for example the last time that an actor gives a performance in the theatre . the Swan the constellation Cygnus black swan a large Australian swan , Cygnus atratus , that has a black plumage and red bill swan maiden any of a group of maidens in folklore who by magic are transformed into swans swan-necked having a neck that is long and elegant like that of a swan swan-upping the practice or action of marking nicks in swans ' beaks as a sign of ownership tundra swan a swan , Cygnus columbianus , nesting in tundra regions of both the New and Old Worlds, having a black bill with a yellow spot at the base Bewick's swan a white Old World swan , Cygnus bewickii , having a black bill with a small yellow base whooper swan a large swan ( Cygnus cygnus ) of the Old World, having a black-and-yellow bill swan's-down the fine soft down feathers of a swan , used to trim powder puffs , clothes, etc trumpeter swan a large swan , Cygnus buccinator , of W North America , having a white plumage and black bill whistling swan a white North American swan , Cygnus columbianus, with a black bill and straight neck swan's neck pediment a broken pediment , the outline of which consists of a pair of S-curves tangent to the cornice level at the ends of the pediment, rising to a pair of scrolls on either side of the center , where a finial often rises between the scrolls swallow dive a type of dive in which the diver arches the back while in the air, keeping the legs straight and together and the arms outstretched , finally entering the water headfirst Chinese translation of 'swan' swan (swɔn) n (c) 天鹅(鵝) (tiān'é) (只, zhī) related words name of male cob name of female pen name of young cygnet collective nouns herdbevy Nearby words of swan swallow something or someone up swamp swampy swan swank swanky swap Synonyms of 'swan' swan Explore 'swan' in the dictionary
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