单词 | swan |
释义 | swan (once / 567 pages) 1nv 2v WORD FAMILY swan: swanned, swanning, swans USAGE EXAMPLESBetter to opt for the petite pool, where an inflatable gold swan bobs next to the chic lounge. Washington Post(Dec 29, 2016) Her aim was to draw attention to the decline of the UK’s smallest, shyest species of swan. The Guardian(Dec 30, 2016) Although retired, Irving’s last role in 2015 was in the Staller-directed off-Broadway adaptation of Chekhov’s short story, “Swan Song,” where he played an aging actor. Washington Times(Dec 28, 2016) 1 1n stately heavy-bodied aquatic bird with very long neck and usually white plumage as adult Hypo|Hyper coscoroba large white South American bird intermediate in some respects between ducks and swans cobadult male swan penfemale swan cygneta young swan Cygnus olor, mute swansoundless Eurasian swan; commonly domesticated Cygnus cygnus, whooper, whooper swancommon Old World swan noted for its whooping call Cygnus columbianus, tundra swanswan that nests in tundra regions of the New and Old Worlds Cygnus buccinator, trumpeter, trumpeter swanlarge pure white wild swan of western North America having a sonorous cry Cygnus atratus, black swanlarge Australian swan having black plumage and a red bill Cygnus columbianus columbianus, whistling swanNorth American subspecies of tundra swan having a soft whistling note Bewick's swan, Cygnus columbianus bewickiiEurasian subspecies of tundra swan; smaller than the whooper aquatic bird wading and swimming and diving birds of either fresh or salt water 2v sweep majestically Airplanes were swanning over the mountains Hyper sail, sweep move with sweeping, effortless, gliding motions 3v move about aimlessly or without any destination, often in search of food or employment 2Syn|Hypo|Hyper cast, drift, ramble, range, roam, roll, rove, stray, tramp, vagabond, wander drift, err, stray wander from a direct course or at random wandergo via an indirect route or at no set pace maunder wander aimlessly gad, gallivant, jazz aroundwander aimlessly in search of pleasure go, locomote, move, travel change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically v to declare or affirm solemnly and formally as true Syn|Hypo|Hyper affirm, assert, aver, avow, swear, verify hold assert or affirm claim, takelay claim to; as of an idea attestauthenticate, affirm to be true, genuine, or correct, as in an official capacity declarestate firmly protestaffirm or avow formally or solemnly assure, tellinform positively and with certainty and confidence declare state emphatically and authoritatively |
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