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单词 swan
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swan
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WORD FAMILY
swan: swanned, swanning, swans
USAGE EXAMPLES
Better 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)
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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
cob
adult male swan
pen
female swan
cygnet
a young swan
Cygnus olor, mute swan
soundless Eurasian swan; commonly domesticated
Cygnus cygnus, whooper, whooper swan
common Old World swan noted for its whooping call
Cygnus columbianus, tundra swan
swan that nests in tundra regions of the New and Old Worlds
Cygnus buccinator, trumpeter, trumpeter swan
large pure white wild swan of western North America having a sonorous cry
Cygnus atratus, black swan
large Australian swan having black plumage and a red bill
Cygnus columbianus columbianus, whistling swan
North American subspecies of tundra swan having a soft whistling note
Bewick's swan, Cygnus columbianus bewickii
Eurasian 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
Syn|Hypo|Hyper
cast, drift, ramble, range, roam, roll, rove, stray, tramp, vagabond, wander
drift, err, stray
wander from a direct course or at random
wander
go via an indirect route or at no set pace
maunder
wander aimlessly
gad, gallivant, jazz around
wander aimlessly in search of pleasure
go, locomote, move, travel
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
2
v to declare or affirm solemnly and formally as true
Syn|Hypo|Hyper
affirm, assert, aver, avow, swear, verify
hold
assert or affirm
claim, take
lay claim to; as of an idea
attest
authenticate, affirm to be true, genuine, or correct, as in an official capacity
declare
state firmly
protest
affirm or avow formally or solemnly
assure, tell
inform positively and with certainty and confidence
declare
state emphatically and authoritatively
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