swim

S0944900 (swĭm)v. swam (swăm), swum (swŭm), swim·ming, swims v.intr.1. a. To move through or on top of water by moving the limbs, fins, or tail or by undulating the body: Ducks swam in the pond.b. To play or relax in water: The children went swimming in the surf.2. To float on water or another liquid: Suds swam on the surface of the dishwater.3. a. To be covered or flooded with a liquid: chicken swimming in gravy.b. To possess a superfluity; abound: After winning the lottery, she was swimming in money.4. To experience a floating or giddy sensation; be dizzy: "his brain still swimming with the effects of the last night's champagne" (Robert Smith Surtees).5. To appear to float or spin slowly: The room swam before my eyes.v.tr.1. To move through or across (a body of water or a distance) by swimming: She swam the channel. I swam 10 laps.2. To execute (a particular stroke) in swimming.n.1. a. The act of swimming: went for a swim before lunch.b. A distance covered by or period of time spent swimming.2. An area, as of a river, abounding in fish.adj. Of, relating to, or used for swimming: a swim mask.Idioms: in the swim Active in the general current of affairs. swim against the stream To move counter to a prevailing trend.

[Middle English swimmen, from Old English swimman.]

swim′ma·ble adj.swim′mer n.

swim

(swɪm) vb, swims, swimming, swam or swum1. (Swimming, Water Sports & Surfing) (intr) to move along in water, etc, by means of movements of the body or parts of the body, esp the arms and legs, or (in the case of fish) tail and fins2. (Swimming, Water Sports & Surfing) (tr) to cover (a distance or stretch of water) in this way3. (Swimming, Water Sports & Surfing) (tr) to compete in (a race) in this way4. (intr) to be supported by and on a liquid; float5. (Swimming, Water Sports & Surfing) (tr) to use (a particular stroke) in swimming6. (intr) to move smoothly, usually through air or over a surface7. (intr) to reel or seem to reel: my head swam; the room swam around me. 8. (intr; often foll by in or with) to be covered or flooded with water or other liquid9. (often foll by: in) to be liberally supplied (with): he's swimming in money. 10. (tr) to cause to float or swim11. (tr) to provide (something) with water deep enough to float in12. swim against the tide stream to resist prevailing opinion13. swim with the tide stream to conform to prevailing opinionn14. (Swimming, Water Sports & Surfing) the act, an instance, or period of swimming15. any graceful gliding motion16. a condition of dizziness; swoon17. (Angling) a pool in a river good for fishing18. in the swim informal fashionable or active in social or political activities[Old English swimman; related to Old Norse svima, German schwimmen, Gothic swumsl pond, Norwegian svamla to paddle] ˈswimmable adj ˈswimmer n ˈswimming n, adj

swim

(swɪm)

v. swam, swum, swim•ming,
n. v.i. 1. to move in water by using the limbs, fins, tail, etc. 2. to float on the surface of water or some other liquid. 3. to move, rest, or be suspended in air as if swimming in water. 4. to move, glide, or go smoothly over a surface. 5. to be immersed or flooded with a liquid: eyes swimming with tears. 6. to be dizzy or giddy; seem to whirl: My head began to swim. v.t. 7. to move along in or cross (a body of water) by swimming. 8. to perform (a particular stroke) in swimming. 9. to cause to swim or float. n. 10. an act, instance, or period of swimming. 11. a motion as of swimming. Idioms: in the swim, alert to or actively engaged in current affairs, social activities, etc. [before 900; Middle English swimmen, Old English swimman, c. Old Saxon, Old High German swimman, Old Norse svimma] swim′mer, n.

swim

Past participle: swum
Gerund: swimming

Imperative
swim
swim

Present
I swim
you swim
he/she/it swims
we swim
you swim
they swim

Preterite
I swam
you swam
he/she/it swam
we swam
you swam
they swam

Present Continuous
I am swimming
you are swimming
he/she/it is swimming
we are swimming
you are swimming
they are swimming

Present Perfect
I have swum
you have swum
he/she/it has swum
we have swum
you have swum
they have swum

Past Continuous
I was swimming
you were swimming
he/she/it was swimming
we were swimming
you were swimming
they were swimming

Past Perfect
I had swum
you had swum
he/she/it had swum
we had swum
you had swum
they had swum

Future
I will swim
you will swim
he/she/it will swim
we will swim
you will swim
they will swim

Future Perfect
I will have swum
you will have swum
he/she/it will have swum
we will have swum
you will have swum
they will have swum

Future Continuous
I will be swimming
you will be swimming
he/she/it will be swimming
we will be swimming
you will be swimming
they will be swimming

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been swimming
you have been swimming
he/she/it has been swimming
we have been swimming
you have been swimming
they have been swimming

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been swimming
you will have been swimming
he/she/it will have been swimming
we will have been swimming
you will have been swimming
they will have been swimming

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been swimming
you had been swimming
he/she/it had been swimming
we had been swimming
you had been swimming
they had been swimming

Conditional
I would swim
you would swim
he/she/it would swim
we would swim
you would swim
they would swim

Past Conditional
I would have swum
you would have swum
he/she/it would have swum
we would have swum
you would have swum
they would have swum

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	swim - the act of swimming; "it was the swimming they enjoyed most": "they took a short swim in the pool"swimmingaquatics, water sport - sports that involve bodies of waterbathe - the act of swimming; "the Englishman said he had a good bathe"skinny-dip - a naked swimplunge, dip - a brief swim in waterdive, diving - a headlong plunge into waterfloating, natation - the act of someone who floats on the waterskin diving, skin-dive - underwater swimming without any more breathing equipment than a snorkel
Verb	1.	swim - travel through water; "We had to swim for 20 minutes to reach the shore"; "a big fish was swimming in the tank"go, locomote, move, travel - change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically; "How fast does your new car go?"; "We travelled from Rome to Naples by bus"; "The policemen went from door to door looking for the suspect"; "The soldiers moved towards the city in an attempt to take it before night fell"; "news travelled fast"school - swim in or form a large group of fish; "A cluster of schooling fish was attracted to the bait"break water, fin - show the fins above the water while swimming; "The sharks were finning near the surface"fin - propel oneself through the water in a finning motionpaddle - swim like a dog in shallow watercrawl - swim by doing the crawl; "European children learn the breast stroke; they often don't know how to crawl"breaststroke - swim with the face down and extend the arms forward and outward while kicking with the legbackstroke - swim on one's backskinny-dip - bathe in the nude; "The young people were skinny-dipping in the pond"dive - swim under water; "the children enjoyed diving and looking for shells"
	2.	swim - be afloat either on or below a liquid surface and not sink to the bottomfloatgo, locomote, move, travel - change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically; "How fast does your new car go?"; "We travelled from Rome to Naples by bus"; "The policemen went from door to door looking for the suspect"; "The soldiers moved towards the city in an attempt to take it before night fell"; "news travelled fast"float - move lightly, as if suspended; "The dancer floated across the stage"float - set afloat; "He floated the logs down the river"; "The boy floated his toy boat on the pond"buoy - float on the surface of water
	3.	swim - be dizzy or giddy; "my brain is swimming after the bottle of champagne"be - have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun); "John is rich"; "This is not a good answer"
	4.	swim - be covered with or submerged in a liquid; "the meat was swimming in a fatty gravy"drownbe - have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun); "John is rich"; "This is not a good answer"
	5.	swim - move as if gliding through water; "this snake swims through the soil where it lives"go, locomote, move, travel - change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically; "How fast does your new car go?"; "We travelled from Rome to Naples by bus"; "The policemen went from door to door looking for the suspect"; "The soldiers moved towards the city in an attempt to take it before night fell"; "news travelled fast"

swim

verb1. go swimming, bathe, take a dip, dip They loved the outdoors, and swam in the sea in all weathers.2. reel, spin, swirl, revolve, whirl, twirl, go round and round The musty aroma of the incense made her head swim.3. be covered in, be immersed in, be soaked in, be drenched in, be saturated in broccoli swimming in thick saucenoun1. dip, plunge, bathe, paddle, dive When can we go for a swim, Mam?

swim

verbTo have the sensation of turning in circles:reel, spin, swirl, whirl.nounThe act of swimming:dip, duck, dunk, plunge.

Translations

游泳眩晕沐浴泳渡

swim

(swim) – present participle ˈswimming: past tense swam (swӕm) : past participle swum (swam) – verb1. to move through water using arms and legs or fins, tails etc. The children aren't allowed to go sailing until they've learnt to swim; I'm going / I've been swimming; She swam to the shore; They watched the fish swimming about in the aquarium.游泳2. to cross (a river etc), compete in (a race), cover (a distance etc) by swimming. He swam three lengths of the swimming-pool; She can't swim a stroke (= at all).泳渡3. to seem to be moving round and round, as a result of dizziness etc. His head was swimming; Everything began to swim before his eyes.眩晕 noun an act of swimming. We went for a swim in the lake.游泳ˈswimmer noun a person who swims or who can swim. He's a strong swimmer.游泳者ˈswimming adjective covered with, or floating in, a liquid. meat swimming in/with grease.充溢的ˈswimming-bath, ˈswimming-pool nouns an indoor or outdoor pool for swimming in. 游泳池ˈswimming-trunks noun plural short pants worn by boys and men for swimming. 游泳裤ˈswimsuit, ˈswimming-costume nouns a (woman's) garment worn for swimming. （女）游泳衣

swim

→ 沐浴zhCN, 游泳zhCN

Can you swim here? → 能在这儿游泳吗？
Is it safe to swim here? → 在这儿游泳安全吗？
Can you swim in the river? (US)
Can one swim in the river? (UK) → 可以在河里游泳吗？

swim

swim

swim

swim

swim

swim

swim

swim

swim

swim

swim

swim

SWIM

swim

Synonyms for swim

verb go swimming

Synonyms

verb reel

Synonyms

verb be covered in

Synonyms

noun dip

Synonyms

Synonyms for swim

verb to have the sensation of turning in circles

Synonyms

noun the act of swimming

Synonyms

Synonyms for swim

noun the act of swimming

Synonyms

Related Words

verb travel through water

Related Words

verb be afloat either on or below a liquid surface and not sink to the bottom

Synonyms

Related Words

verb be dizzy or giddy

Related Words

verb be covered with or submerged in a liquid

Synonyms

Related Words

verb move as if gliding through water

Related Words