swim
verb /swɪm/
/swɪm/
动词形式
Idioms | present simple I / you / we / they swim | /swɪm/ /swɪm/ |
| he / she / it swims | /swɪmz/ /swɪmz/ |
| past simple swam | /swæm/ /swæm/ |
| past participle swum | /swʌm/ /swʌm/ |
| -ing form swimming | /ˈswɪmɪŋ/ /ˈswɪmɪŋ/ |
- [intransitive, transitive] (of a person or animal) to move through water by moving your arms and legs, without touching the bottom
游水；游泳 - I can't swim.
我不会游泳。 - The boys swam across the lake.
男孩子们游到了湖对岸。 - We swam out (= away from land) to the yacht.
我们向游艇游去。 - They spent the day swimming and sunbathing.
他们整整一天都在游泳和晒太阳。 - I've only just learned to swim.
我刚刚学会游泳。 - I have always found it easy to swim underwater.
我一直觉得在水下游泳很容易。 - They are too far out to swim to shore.
他们离得太远，游不到岸边。 - swim something Can you swim backstroke yet?
你会仰泳了吗？ - How long will it take her to swim the Channel?
她游过英吉利海峡得用多长时间？
Which Word? bath / bathe / swim / sunbathebath / bathe / swim / sunbathe- When you wash yourself you can say that you bath (British English) or bathe (North American English), but it is much more common to say have a bath (British English) or take a bath (North American English).
- You can also bath (British English) or bathe (North American English) another person, for example a baby.
- You bathe a part of your body, especially to clean a wound.
- When you go swimming it is old-fashioned to say that you bathe, and you cannot say that you bath or take a bath. It is more common to use swim, go for a swim, have a swim or go swimming:
- Let’s go for a quick swim in the pool.
咱们去游泳池游会儿泳吧。 - She goes swimming every morning before breakfast.
她每天早饭前去游泳。
- Let’s go for a quick swim in the pool.
- When you lie in the sun in order to go brown you sunbathe.
Topics Sports: water sportsa1- Exhausted, they swam ashore.
他们感到筋疲力尽，于是向岸边游去。 - He can't swim well.
他不太会游泳。 - to swim in the sea
在大海中游泳
Collocations Dictionaryadverb- strongly
- vigorously
- well
- …
- can
- know how to
- learn (how) to
- …
- across
- in
- to
- …
- go swimming
- I can't swim.
- [intransitive]go swimmingto spend time swimming for pleasure
游泳（作为娱乐） - I go swimming twice a week.
我每星期游泳两次。 - We always went swimming together in our indoor pool.
我们总是一起去室内游泳池游泳。
Collocations Dictionaryadverb- strongly
- vigorously
- well
- …
- can
- know how to
- learn (how) to
- …
- across
- in
- to
- …
- go swimming
- I go swimming twice a week.
- [intransitive] (of a fish, etc.
鱼等 游；游动 - Sharks must swim or die.
鲨鱼要么游泳，要么死亡。 - swim + adv./prep. A shoal of fish swam past.
一群鱼游了过去。 - Ducks were swimming around on the river.
鸭子在河面上游来游去。 - A beaver swam vigorously upstream.
一只河狸奋力向上游游去。
Collocations Dictionaryadverb- strongly
- vigorously
- well
- …
- can
- know how to
- learn (how) to
- …
- across
- in
- to
- …
- go swimming
- Sharks must swim or die.
- [intransitive] (usually be swimming)to be covered with a lot of liquid
浸；泡；洒满；充溢着 - swim (in something) The main course was swimming in oil.
主菜油汪汪的。 - swim (with something) Her eyes were swimming with tears.
她两眼噙满泪水。
- swim (in something) The main course was swimming in oil.
- [intransitive] (of objects, etc.
物体等 仿佛在旋转，似在晃动（尤指生病或酒醉时的感觉） - The pages swam before her eyes.
书页仿佛在她眼前晃动。
- The pages swam before her eyes.
- [intransitive] to feel confused and/or as if everything is turning round and round
眩晕；感觉天旋地转 - His head swam and he swayed dizzily.
他感觉天旋地转，摇晃起来。
- His head swam and he swayed dizzily.
词源Old English swimman (verb), of Germanic origin; related to Dutch zwemmen and German schwimmen.
Idioms
sink or swim
- to be in a situation where you will either succeed by your own efforts or fail completely
不自救，必沉沦；自己努力，以求生存 - The new students were just left to sink or swim.
学校完全让新生自生自灭。 - In a situation like this, you either sink or swim.
在这样的情况下不自救必沉沦。
- The new students were just left to sink or swim.