| 释义 |
swig
I. \ˈswig\ noun
(-s)
Etymology: origin unknown
1. : liquor
2. : a quantity drunk at one time : draft, drink, pull
< many swigs out of his father's decanter of whiskey — Hamilton Basso >
II. verb
(swigged ; swigged ; swigging ; swigs)
transitive verb
: to drink in long drafts : gulp
< fancy swigging a liqueur like beer — C.D.Lewis >
intransitive verb
: to take a swig : drink
• swig·ger \-gə(r)\ noun -s
III. verb
(swigged ; swigged ; swigging ; swigs)
Etymology: origin unknown
intransitive verb
1. : to pull at right angles on the bight of a tackle or rope fast at one end to a weight to be raised and at the other passing through a block or around something and then to let go quickly and simultaneously take in the slack — usually used with off
2. : sway, rock; also : swash
transitive verb
1. : to hoist or set up taut (as a sail) by swigging off on a halyard or tackle — usually used with up
< swig up a racing mainsail >
2. : to haul taut (as a rope, tackle) by swigging off on
IV. noun
(-s)
1. : a tackle whose ropes run at a considerable angle
2. : an act of swigging off on a tackle |