| 单词 | swan |
| 释义 | swan n. & v. --n 1. a large water-bird of the genus Cygnus etc., having a long flexible neck, webbed feet, and in most species snow-white plumage. 2. literary a poet. --vintr. (swanned, swanning) (usu. foll. by about, off, etc.) colloq. move or go aimlessly or casually or with a superior air. Phrases and idioms swan-dive US = swallow-dive (see SWALLOW(2)). swan-neck a curved structure shaped like a swan's neck. Swan of Avon literary Shakespeare. swan-upping Brit. the annual taking up and marking of Thames swans. Derivatives swanlike adj. & adv. Etymology: OE f. Gmc |
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