单词 | swing music |
释义 | swing music in British English (swɪŋ ˈmjuːzɪk) noun another name for swing (sense 28a) swing in British English (swɪŋ) verbWord forms: swings, swinging or swung 1. to move or cause to move rhythmically to and fro, as a free-hanging object; sway 2. (intransitive) to move, walk, etc, with a relaxed and swaying motion 3. to pivot or cause to pivot, as on a hinge 4. to move or cause to move in a curve the car swung around the bend 5. to move or cause to move by suspending or being suspended 6. to hang or be hung so as to be able to turn freely 7. (intransitive) slang to be hanged he'll swing for it 8. to alter or cause to alter habits, a course, etc 9. (transitive) informal to influence or manipulate successfully I hope he can swing the deal 10. (transitive; foll by up) to raise or hoist, esp in a sweeping motion 11. (intransitive; often foll by at) to hit out or strike (at), esp with a sweeping motion 12. (transitive) to wave (a weapon, etc) in a sweeping motion; flourish 13. to arrange or play (music) with the rhythmically flexible and compulsive quality associated with jazz 14. (intransitive) (of popular music, esp jazz, or of the musicians who play it) to have this quality 15. slang to be lively and modern 16. (intransitive) slang to swap sexual partners in a group, esp habitually 17. (intransitive) cricket to bowl (a ball) with swing or (of a ball) to move with a swing 18. to turn (a ship or aircraft) in order to test compass error 19. swing both ways 20. swing the lead noun 21. the act or manner of swinging or the distance covered while swinging a wide swing 22. a sweeping stroke or blow 23. boxing a wide punch from the side similar to but longer than a hook 24. cricket the lateral movement of a bowled ball through the air 25. any free-swaying motion 26. any curving movement; sweep 27. something that swings or is swung, esp a suspended seat on which a person may sit and swing back and forth 28. a. a kind of popular dance music influenced by jazz, usually played by big bands and originating in the 1930s b. (as modifier) swing music 29. swingbeat 30. prosody a steady distinct rhythm or cadence in prose or verse 31. informal the normal round or pace get into the swing of things 32. a. a fluctuation, as in some business activity, voting pattern, etc b. (as modifier) able to bring about a swing in a voting pattern swing party c. (as modifier) having a mixed voting history, and thus becoming a target for political election campaigners a swing state 33. US informal free scope; freedom of activity 34. mainly US a circular tour 35. Canadian a tour of a particular area or region 36. Canadian (in the North) a train of freight sleighs or canoes 37. go with a swing 38. in full swing 39. swings and roundabouts Word origin Old English swingan; related to Old Frisian swinga, Old High German swinganExamples of 'swing music' in a sentence |
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