| 单词 | swap |
| 释义 | swap (once / 1147 pages) vn The word swap means you give something in exchange for something else. In the medieval ages, a farmer would swap — or exchange — his cow for his neighbor's horse. First used in the 1590s to mean "exchange, barter, trade," as a noun swap can mean an equal exchange. You might do a clothes swap with one of your friends in the hopes of perking up your wardrobe. As a verb swap describes the act of exchanging something for something else. You might swap oil for applesauce when baking brownies to make this treat healthier. In computer science swap means you move a piece of a computer program into memory. WORD FAMILYswap: swapped, swapping, swaps, swops USAGE EXAMPLESCyclist Sir Bradley Wiggins is to swap two wheels for two skis after signing up to appear on Channel 4's winter sports show The Jump. BBC(Jan 02, 2017) This forces Republicans and Democrats to again swap positions on whether Comey is a courageous patriot or total scum. Washington Post(Dec 29, 2016) The teams swapped leads throughout with the widest separation in the second half being three points. Washington Times(Dec 31, 2016) 1v exchange or give (something) in exchange for Syn|Hyper switch, swop, trade change, exchange, interchange give to, and receive from, one another 2v move (a piece of a program) into memory, in computer science Hypo|Hyper thrash move data into and out of core rather than performing useful computation go, locomote, move, travel change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically 3n an equal exchange Syn|Hypo|Hyper barter, swop, trade horse trade, horse trading the swapping of horses (accompanied by much bargaining) exchange, interchange reciprocal transfer of equivalent sums of money (especially the currencies of different countries) |
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