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单词 swank
释义 swank
I. \ˈswaŋk\ adjective
Etymology: Middle Low German or Middle Dutch swanc supple, pliant; akin to Middle High German swank supple, movable, swaying, Old English swancor slender, supple, Old High German swenken to fling, hurl, swingan to swing — more at swing
Scotland : full of life or energy : active
II. \“, -waiŋk\ verb
(-ed/-ing/-s)
Etymology: perhaps from Middle High German swanken to sway, swag; akin to Middle Dutch swancen to sway, swanc supple, pliant
intransitive verb
: to show off : behave ostentatiously : swagger, strut
 < he swanked around … in white suits — Saul Bellow >
— often used with it
 < he likes to slum and likes to swank it too — Newsweek >
transitive verb
1. : to doll up
 < the roof as a whole was swanked and gabled to madness — F.L.Wright >
2. : snub
 < afraid to swank an old acquaintance — Al Hine >
III. noun
(-s)
1. : arrogance or ostentation of dress or manner : pretentiousness, swagger
 < give his wife some diamond bracelets for swank — J.B.S.Haldane >
 < a group of Briticisms which have connotations of swank for Americans — Thomas Pyles >
2. : elegance, style
 < a prep school of considerable swank — R.L.Taylor >
IV. adjective
or swanky \-kē, -ki\
(-er/-est)
1. : characterized by showy display : ostentatious, plushy
 < a new sport-model car, a big swank sky-blue job, with wire wheels — F.B.Gipson >
2. : fashionably elegant : luxurious, smart
 < homes in the swank, well-kept Prado residential district — June W. Brown >
 < linen, nonchalant and swank and cut with demure … simplicity — Lois Long >
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