英语词汇“swan”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

单词

swan

释义

swan /swon/

noun

Any species of Cygnus, a genus of large, graceful, stately, long-necked aquatic birds
One of these birds

intransitive verb (informal)

To swim, move, glide, etc like a swan
To swan about (see below)

ORIGIN: OE swan; Ger Schwan, Du zwaan

swanˈlike adjective

swannˈery noun

A place where swans are kept or bred

swannˈing noun (informal)

swannˈy adjective

Swanlike

swan dive noun (N American)

A swallow-dive

swanˈ-goose noun

The Chinese goose (qv)
The coscoroba swan (Coscoroba coscoroba) of S America

swanˈherd noun

Someone who tends swans

swanˈ-hopping noun (non-standard)

Swan-upping

swanˈ-maiden noun

(in Germanic folklore) a maiden who can become a swan by putting on her feather-garment

swanˈ-mark noun

The notch made on the swan's upper mandible, as a mark of ownership

swanˈ-mussel noun

A large freshwater mussel

swan neck noun

An S-shaped bend or piece

swansˈ-down or swansˈdown noun

The under-plumage of a swan
A soft woollen or mixed cloth
A thick cotton with a soft nap on one side

swanˈ-shot noun

A shot of large size, like buckshot

swanˈskin or swanˈ-skin noun

The unplucked skin of a swan
A soft, nappy, fine-twilled fabric

swanˈsong or swan song noun

The fabled song of a swan just before its death
A writer's or musician's last work
One's last work or final appearance

swanˈ-upping noun

An annual expedition up the Thames for the marking of young swans belonging to the Dyers' and Vintners' Companies (those belonging to the crown being unmarked) (see up vt)

swan about or around (informal)

To move about aimlessly, or gracefully

swan in or up (informal)

To arrive, either aimlessly or gracefully

swan off (informal)

To wander off, or depart, in a nonchalant, relaxed or oblivious manner

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