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1. Oxford American Dictionary

   swing

   • IPA[swiNG]

   美式

   • v.
     move or cause to move back and forth or from side to side while suspended or on an axis；be executed by hanging
   • n.
     a seat suspended by ropes or chains, on which someone may sit and swing back and forth.；a spell of swinging on a seat suspended by ropes or chains.

   • verb: swing, 3rd person present: swings, gerund or present participle: swinging, past tense: swung, past participle: swung

   • noun: swing, plural noun: swings

2. • 釋義
   • 片語

   v.

   動詞

   • 1. move or cause to move back and forth or from side to side while suspended or on an axis her long black skirt swung about her legs a priest began swinging a censer 同義詞 sway, oscillate, move back and forth, move to and fro, wave, ... 更多wag, dangle, rock, flutter, flap, vibrate, quiver, brandish, wave, flourish, wield, raise, shake, wag, twirl
   • ▪ informal be executed by hanging now he was going to swing for it
   • ▪ turn (a ship or aircraft) to all compass points in succession, in order to test compass error.
   • 2. move by grasping a support from below and leaping we swung across like two trapeze artists the Irishman swung himself into the saddle
   • ▪ move quickly around to the opposite direction Ronni had swung around to face him
   • ▪ move with a rhythmic swaying gait the riflemen swung along smartly 同義詞 stride, march, sweep, stroll, informalsashay
   • 3. move or cause to move in a smooth, curving line the cab swung into the parking lot he swung her bag up onto the rack
   • ▪ bring down (something held) with a curving movement, typically in order to hit an object I swung the club and missed the ball
   • ▪ attempt to hit or punch, typically with a wide curving movement of the arm he swung at me with the tire iron
   • ▪ throw (a punch) with a swinging movement she swung a punch at him
   • 4. shift or cause to shift from one opinion, mood, or state of affairs to another opinion swung in the Chancellor's favor the failure to seek a peace could swing sentiment the other way 同義詞 change, fluctuate, oscillate, waver, alternate, ... 更多see-saw, yo-yo, vary, shift, alter, undulate, ebb and flow, rise and fall, go up and down, go back and forth
   • ▪ have a decisive influence on (something, especially a vote or election) an attempt to swing the vote in their favor
   • ▪ informal succeed in bringing about with us backing you we might be able to swing something 同義詞 accomplish, achieve, obtain, acquire, get, ... 更多secure, net, win, earn, attain, bag, capture, grab, hook, maneuver, sort out, informalwangle, land, fix (up), work, get hold of, nab, collar, pull down, knock off
   • 5. play music with an easy flowing but vigorous rhythm the band swung on
   • ▪ (of music) be played with an easy flowing but vigorous rhythm.
   • 6. informal (of an event, place, or way of life) be lively, exciting, or fashionable.
   • 7. informal engage in group sex or swap sexual partners within a group, especially on a habitual basis.

   n.

   名詞

   • 1. a seat suspended by ropes or chains, on which someone may sit and swing back and forth.
   • ▪ a spell of swinging on a seat suspended by ropes or chains.
   • 2. an act of swinging with the swing of her arm, the knife flashed through the air 同義詞 swaying, oscillation, undulation, wagging, toing and froing, ... 更多wobble, libration
   • ▪ the manner in which a golf club or a bat is swung improve your golf swing
   • ▪ the motion of swinging this short cut gave her hair new movement and swing
   • 3. a discernible change in opinion the South's swing to the right 同義詞 change, move, turnaround, turnabout, reversal, ... 更多about turn, about face, volte face, change of heart, change of loyalties, U-turn, sea change, swerve, backtracking, raretergiversation, trend, tendency, drift, movement, current, course, fluctuation, change, shift, switch, variation, oscillation反義詞 stability
   • 4. a style of jazz or dance music with an easy flowing but vigorous rhythm. 同義詞 rhythm, beat, pulse, cadence, pace, ... 更多rhythmical flow/pattern, measure, meter, tempo, lilt, informalgroove
   • ▪ the rhythmic feeling or drive of swing music.
   • 5. North American a swift tour involving a number of stops, especially one undertaken as part of a political campaign.
   • 6. (in musical theater) an understudy, typically one who covers multiple roles in the chorus of a particular production.

   片語

   • get back into the swing of things
   • get into the swing of things
   • in full swing
   • not room to swing a cat
   • swing both ways
   • swing for the fences
   • swing into action