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单词 swingeing
释义 swinge·ing
I. adjective
or swing·ing \-njiŋ, -jēŋ\
Etymology: from present participle of swinge (I)
chiefly Britain : superlative in size, amount, or character : very large or good : whopping, capital
 < the swingeing penalty … though dropped to half to secure payment, stopped the trade for a time — John Craig >
 < Parliament asserted its “Loyal Devotion to his Royal Person” in swingeing terms — Nicholas Monsarrat >
II. adverb
or swinging \“\
chiefly Britain : to a swingeing degree : superlatively, very
 < we reckon the time's coming when we'll want it swingeing bad — P.L.Ford >
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