swing

noun

1. changing location by moving back and forth

Synonym: swingingvacillation

2. a square dance figure
a pair of dancers join hands and dance around a point between them

3. in baseball
a batter's attempt to hit a pitched ball

e.g. he took a vicious cut at the ball

Synonym: baseball swingcut

4. the act of swinging a golf club at a golf ball and (usually) hitting it

Synonym: golf strokegolf shot

5. a sweeping blow or stroke

e.g. he took a wild swing at my head

6. mechanical device used as a plaything to support someone swinging back and forth

7. a jaunty rhythm in music

Synonym: lilt

8. a style of jazz played by big bands popular in the 1930s
flowing rhythms but less complex than later styles of jazz

Synonym: swing musicjive

9. a state of steady vigorous action that is characteristic of an activity

e.g. the party went with a swing
it took time to get into the swing of things

verb

1. alternate dramatically between high and low values

e.g. his mood swings
the market is swinging up and down

2. hit or aim at with a sweeping arm movement

e.g. The soccer player began to swing at the referee

3. engage freely in promiscuous sex, often with the husband or wife of one's friends

e.g. There were many swinging couples in the 1960's

4. make a big sweeping gesture or movement

Synonym: sweepswing out

5. play with a subtle and intuitively felt sense of rhythm

6. move or walk in a swinging or swaying manner

e.g. He swung back

Synonym: sway

7. change direction with a swinging motion
turn

e.g. swing back
swing forward

8. move in a curve or arc, usually with the intent of hitting

e.g. He swung his left fist
swing a bat

9. be a social swinger
socialize a lot

Synonym: get around

10. influence decisively

e.g. This action swung many votes over to his side

Synonym: swing over

11. live in a lively, modern, and relaxed style

e.g. The Woodstock generation attempted to swing freely

12. hang freely

e.g. the ornaments dangled from the tree
The light dropped from the ceiling

Synonym: dangledrop

13. have a certain musical rhythm

e.g. The music has to swing

1. (使)摆动;(使)摇摆;(使)摇荡
If something swings or if you swing it, it moves repeatedly backwards and forwards or from side to side from a fixed point.

e.g. The sail of the little boat swung crazily from one side to the other...
小船的帆猛烈地左右摇摆着。
e.g. She was swinging a bottle of wine by its neck...
她正握着瓶颈摇晃一瓶葡萄酒。

2. (使)成弧线运动;(使)转动;(使)转弯
If something swings in a particular direction or if you swing it in that direction, it moves in that direction with a smooth, curving movement.

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e.g. The torchlight swung across the little beach and out over the water, searching...
手电筒的光在小海滩上扫过，而后照向水面搜索着。
e.g. The canoe found the current and swung around...
独木舟遇上急流后直打转。

3. (使)急转弯;(使)突然转向
If a vehicle swings in a particular direction, or if the driver swings it in a particular direction, they turn suddenly in that direction.

e.g. Joanna swung back on to the main approach and headed for the airport...
乔安娜猛地调转车头回到主路上，朝机场开去。
e.g. The tyres dug into the grit as he swung the car off the road.
当他一个急转弯把车驶离马路时，轮胎陷进了沙子里。

4. (通常指人因受惊)急转身
If someone swings around, they turn around quickly, usually because they are surprised.

e.g. She swung around to him, spilling her tea without noticing it.
她一下子转身面向他，茶水溅了出来都没注意到。

5. (挥动手臂等)朝…打去;朝…挥击;挥向
If you swing at a person or thing, you try to hit them with your arm or with something that you are holding.

e.g. Blanche swung at her but she moved her head back and Blanche missed...
布兰奇挥手朝她打去，但她头向后一闪，布兰奇没有打到。
e.g. I picked up his baseball bat and swung at the man's head.
我捡起他的棒球棒朝那个人的头打去。

6. 秋千
A swing is a seat hanging by two ropes or chains from a metal frame or from the branch of a tree. You can sit on the seat and move forwards and backwards through the air.

swing的近义词

7. 摇摆乐(流行于 20 世纪 30 年代的爵士舞曲)
Swing is a style of jazz dance music that was popular in the 1930's. It was played by big bands.

8. (意见、态度或感情的)改变;(尤指)突变，巨变
A swing in people's opinions, attitudes, or feelings is a change in them, especially a sudden or big change.

e.g. There was a massive twenty per cent swing away from the Conservatives to the Liberal Democrats...
出现了一个巨大转变:多达20％的人由支持保守党转而支持自由民主党。
e.g. Educational practice is liable to sudden swings and changes...
教学实践中经常会出现突然的变化与改革。

9. (意见、态度或感情)改变;(尤指)突然转变，完全改变
If people's opinions, attitudes, or feelings swing, they change, especially in a sudden or extreme way.

e.g. In two years' time there is a presidential election, and the voters could swing again...
总统选举在两年后举行，届时选民们可能会再次倒向另一方。
e.g. The mood amongst Tory MPs seems to be swinging away from their leader.
保守党议员似乎正在疏远他们的领袖。

10. (政治家等的)巡回,巡视,巡游
If someone such as a politician makes a swing through a particular country or area, they go on a quick trip through it, visiting a number of different places.

e.g. ...a campaign swing through South Dakota and Texas.
在南达科他州和得克萨斯州的巡回竞选活动

11. 在热烈进行中;处于兴盛阶段
If something is in full swing, it is operating fully and is no longer in its early stages.

e.g. When we returned, the party was in full swing and the dance floor was crowded...
我们回来时，聚会已进入高潮，舞池里挤满了人。
e.g. The international rugby season is in full swing.
国际橄榄球赛季正如火如荼地进行着。

12. 融入;完全投入;对…乐在其中
If you get into the swing of something, you become very involved in it and enjoy what you are doing.

e.g. Everyone understood how hard it was to get back into the swing of things after such a long absence.
每个人都知道这么长时间不在，再重新完全融入进来有多难。

13. 热闹有趣;气氛热烈
If you say that something is going with a swing, you mean that it is lively and exciting.

e.g. Sara Lewis' impressive recipes are guaranteed to make the party go with a swing.
萨拉·刘易斯令人赞不绝口的食谱一定能使聚会的气氛热烈非凡。

14. 有得必有失
If you say that a situation is swings and roundabouts, you mean that there are as many gains as there are losses.

15. no room to swing a cat -> see cat

1. swing的近义词

1. 秋千：今天宝宝中午就开始活跃了,于是帮它放了超能小宝贝,主要介绍家居的一些词汇,像厨房,以及厨房用具(冰箱、桌子、椅子、杯子、碗),活动室(playroom),以及电话、电脑、球、拼图(puzzle)和积木(blocks)、书,院子,以及树、花、秋千(swing)小狗、起居室,窗户

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2. 挥击：你所有的攻击都必须是挥击(Swing),而且你不能结合旋风斩(Whirlwind Attack)与其他technique(如Disarm)或cinematic skill(如Power Blow)一起使用. 每个目标使用随机命中部位,然后带著部位减值来检定旋风斩(Whirlwind Attack)来命中,