| 单词 | sword |
| 释义 | sword —swordless, adj. —swordlike, adj. /sawrd, sohrd/, n. 1. a weapon having various forms but consisting typically of a long, straight or slightly curved blade, sharp-edged on one or both sides, with one end pointed and the other fixed in a hilt or handle. 2. this weapon as the symbol of military power, punitive justice, authority, etc.: The pen is mightier than the sword. 3. a cause of death or destruction. 4. war, combat, slaughter, or violence, esp. military force or aggression: to perish by the sword. 5. (cap.) Mil. the code name for one of the five D-Day invasion beaches on France's Normandy coast, assaulted by British forces. 6. at swords' points, mutually antagonistic or hostile; opposed: Father and son are constantly at swords' point. 7. cross swords, a. to engage in combat; fight. b. to disagree violently; argue: The board members crossed swords in the selection of a president. 8. put to the sword, to slay; execute: The entire population of the town was put to the sword. [bef. 900; ME; OE sweord; c. D zwaard, G Schwert, ON sverth] |
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