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单词 swop
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swop

verb
/swɒp/
/swɑːp/
(also swap)
Idioms
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  1. [intransitive, transitive] to give something to somebody and receive something in exchange
    • swop (something) (with somebody) I've finished this magazine. Can I swop with you?
    • swop something for something I swopped my red scarf for her blue one.
    • swop something Can we swop places? I can't see the screen.
    • We spent the evening in the pub swopping stories (= telling each other stories) about our travels.
  2. [intransitive] swop (over) to start doing somebody else’s job, etc. while they do yours
    • I'll drive there and then we'll swop over on the way back.
  3. [transitive] (especially British English) to replace one person or thing with another
    • swop somebody/something (for somebody/something) I think I'll swop this sweater for one in another colour.
    • swop somebody/something (over) I'm going to swop you over. Mike will go first and Jon will go second.
Idioms
swop/change places (with somebody)
  1. (usually used in negative sentences) to be in somebody else’s situation
    • I'm perfectly happy—I wouldn't swop places with anyone.

swop

noun
/swɒp/
/swɑːp/
(also swap)
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  1. [usually singular] an act of exchanging one thing or person for another
    • Let's do a swop. You work Friday night and I'll do Saturday.
    • How about a straight swop —your guitar for my bike?
  2. a thing or person that has been exchanged for another
    • Most of my football stickers are swops.
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