swing

verb

/swɪŋ/

动词形式

present simple I / you / we / they swing	/swɪŋ/ /swɪŋ/
he / she / it swings	/swɪŋz/ /swɪŋz/
past simple swung	/swʌŋ/ /swʌŋ/
past participle swung	/swʌŋ/ /swʌŋ/
-ing form swinging	/ˈswɪŋɪŋ/ /ˈswɪŋɪŋ/

Idioms Phrasal Verbs

hang and move摆动

[intransitive, transitive] to move backwards or forwards or from side to side while hanging from a fixed point; to make something do this（使）摆动，摇摆，摇荡

His arms swung as he walked.他边走边摆着双臂。
As he pushed her, she swung higher and higher (= while sitting on a swing).随着他推她，她在秋千上越荡越高。
swing from something A set of keys swung from her belt.她腰带上挂着的一串钥匙摆来摆去。
swing something He sat on the stool, swinging his legs.他坐在凳子上晃动着两条腿。

I could see him swinging from the branch of a large tree.我看到他吊在一棵大树的树枝上摇荡。
Let your arms swing freely at your sides.让手臂在身体两侧自由摆动。
The rope was swinging slightly in the breeze.绳子在微风中微微摆动。
The elephant swung its trunk from side to side.大象把鼻子左右摇摆。

Collocations Dictionaryadverb

gently
slowly
violently
…

preposition

from

[intransitive, transitive] to move from one place to another by holding something that is fixed and pulling yourself along, up, etc.纵身跃向；荡向；悬吊到

+ adv./prep. The gunshot sent monkeys swinging away through the trees.枪声一响，猴子纷纷在树丛中飞跃荡走。
swing yourself + adv./prep. He swung himself out of the car.他纵身跳下车。

He swung up into the saddle and rode off.他一跃跨上马鞍，绝尘而去。
She swung down from the tree in one easy movement.她做了一个轻松的动作就从树上荡了下来。

Collocations Dictionaryadverb

slowly
suddenly
sharply
…

verb + swing

let something

preposition

from
into
towards/toward
…

phrases

swing open
swing shut

move in curve弧线运动

[intransitive, transitive] to move or make something move with a wide curved movement（使）弧线运动，转弯，转动

+ adv./prep. A line of cars swung out of the palace gates.一队汽车拐出了宫门。
swing something + adv./prep. He swung his legs over the side of the bed.他把两腿移过来放下床。
+ adj. The door swung open.门开了。
She let the door swing shut behind her.她放开手让门自己关上。
swing something + adj. She swung the door open.她把门推开。

Collocations Dictionaryadverb

slowly
suddenly
sharply
…

verb + swing

let something

preposition

from
into
towards/toward
…

phrases

swing open
swing shut

change opinion/mood改变意见／情绪

[intransitive, transitive] to change or make somebody/something change from one opinion, mood, etc. to another（使）改变（意见、情绪等）

swing (from A) (to B) The state has swung from Republican to Democrat.这个州原先支持共和党，现在倒向了民主党。
swing (between A and B) His emotions swung between fear and curiosity.他时而害怕，时而好奇。
The game could swing either way (= either side could win it).这场比赛胜负未卜。
swing somebody/something (to something) I managed to swing them round to my point of view.我设法使他们转而接受了我的观点。

Her mood could swing rapidly from gloom to exhilaration.她的情绪可能在转瞬之间就从阴郁转向兴奋。
Opinion swung heavily to the left.舆论严重转向左倾。
The balance of power swung wildly from one party to the other.权力的天平急剧地从这个党倒向另一个党。

Topics Opinion and argumentc1

Collocations Dictionaryadverb

rapidly
suddenly
wildly
…

preposition

from
to

turn quickly迅速转向

[intransitive, transitive] to turn or change direction suddenly; to make something do this（使）突然转向，突然转身

+ adv./prep. She swung back to face him.她转身面对他。
The bus swung sharply to the left.公共汽车猛地拐向左边。
swing something + adv./prep. He swung the camera around to face the opposite direction.他猛地将照相机转到相反的方向。

Nick swung towards her.尼克转向她。
She swung around angrily, her eyes blazing.她生气地转过身，两眼怒火中烧。
Suddenly she swung back on her heel.突然，她向后一仰。
He swung the car round in a dangerous U-turn.他不顾危险一下子将车180度回转。

try to hit试图击中

[intransitive, transitive] to try to hit somebody/something（挥动某物）朝…打去

swing at somebody/something She swung at me with the iron bar.她挥着铁棍朝我打来。
swing something (at somebody/something) He swung another punch in my direction.他朝着我这边又挥了一拳。

do/get something做；获得

[transitive] (informal) to succeed in getting or achieving something, sometimes in a slightly dishonest way（有时略微不正当地）获得，搞到，办成

swing something We're trying to swing it so that we can travel on the same flight.我们正在想法子，好坐上同一个航班。
swing somebody something Is there any chance of you swinging us a couple of tickets?你有没有可能帮我们弄几张票？

Topics Successc2

of music音乐

[intransitive] to have a strong rhythm有强劲的节奏；节奏感强

of party聚会

[intransitive] (informal) if a party, etc. is swinging, there are a lot of people there having a good time热闹；令人开心

词源Old English swingan ‘to beat, whip’, also ‘rush’, geswing ‘a stroke with a weapon’, of Germanic origin; related to German schwingen ‘brandish’.

Idioms

no room to swing a cat

(informal) when somebody says there’s no room to swing a cat, they mean that a room is very small and that there is not enough space没有活动的余地；连转身都很难

swing the balance

(also tip the balance/scales)

to affect the result of something in one way rather than another使天平倾斜；使结果倾向某方；起决定性作用
- In an interview, smart presentation can swing the balance in your favour.在面试中，巧妙的陈述可以让天平向你倾斜。
- New evidence swung the balance against the prosecution.新证据使天平向不利于起诉的方向倾斜。

swing both ways

(informal) to be bisexual (= sexually attracted to both men and women)双性恋；既喜欢异性也喜欢同性

swing for the fences

(North American English) to really try to achieve something great, even when it is not reasonable to expect to be so successful全力一搏；迎难而上
- entrepreneurs who think big and swing for the fences志向高远、迎难而上的企业家
- Investors need to manage risk and not swing for the fences.投资者需要管理风险，而不是摇摆不定。
Topics Successc2

swing into action

to start doing something quickly and with a lot of energy立即行动起来；马上大干起来
- The ambulance crew swung into action to resuscitate the patient.救护人员立即采取行动抢救病人。
- The rescue operation swung into action immediately.救援行动立即展开。
- The emergency services swung into action as soon as the disaster was reported.灾难一经报道，应急服务机构迅速采取了行动。

swing the lead

(old-fashioned, British English, informal) (usually used in the progressive tenses通常用于进行时) to pretend to be ill when in fact you are not, especially to avoid work装病偷懒
- I don't think there's anything wrong with her—she's just swinging the lead.我认为她没有什么病，只不过是在装病偷懒而已。

swing

noun

/swɪŋ/

Idioms

movement运动

[countable] a swinging movement or rhythm摆动；挥动；转动；强劲节奏

He took a wild swing at the ball.他对准球猛地挥拍一击。
the swing of her hips她臀部的扭动

Collocations Dictionaryadjective

wild
mighty
powerful
…

verb + swing

do
make
take
…

swing + noun

bridge
door

preposition

swing at
swing of

of opinion/mood意见；情绪

[countable] a change from one opinion or situation to another; the amount by which something changes改变；改变的程度

He is liable to abrupt mood swings (= for example from being very happy to being very sad).他的情绪容易大起大落。
Voting showed a 10 per cent swing to Labour.投票显示工党的支持率上升了10%。
There are indications of a swing towards nuclear power.有迹象表明人们转而支持核能。

The Conservatives suffered an adverse swing of 6 per cent.保守党遭受了6%的不利影响。
The party needs a swing of only 2.5 per cent to win the seat.该党只需要2.5%的差额就能赢得席位。
There was a political swing of the pendulum back to the right.政治如钟摆又重新摆回到右倾的位置。
This represents a swing of 14 per cent against the party.这表明有14%的人反对该党。
a sharp swing in the attitudes of economists经济学家观点的急剧转变
the swing away from science in schools学校偏离理科的转变
violent swings in policy政策的急剧改变
his sudden swings of mood他情绪的突然波动

Topics Opinion and argumentc1

Collocations Dictionaryadjective

big
dramatic
huge
…

verb + swing

need
represent
suffer
…

swing + noun

state
vote
voter
…

preposition

swing in favour of
swing to
swing towards/toward
…

hanging seat秋千

enlarge image

[countable] a seat for swinging on, hung from above on ropes or chains秋千

The kids were playing on the swings.孩子们在荡秋千。
Her dad pushed her on the swing.她爸爸推她荡秋千。

Topics Games and toysc1, Gardensc1

Collocations Dictionaryadjective

porch
tyre/tire

verb + swing

go on
play on
sit on
…

preposition

on a/the swing

in golf高尔夫球

[singular] the swinging movement you make with your arms and body when you hit the ball in the game of golf 挥杆动作

I need to work on my swing.我需要改进挥杆动作。

The golfers were practising their swings.高尔夫球手正在练习挥杆。
the technique for making the perfect golf swing完美的高尔夫挥杆击球动作的技巧

Topics Sports: ball and racket sportsc2

Collocations Dictionaryadjective

wild
mighty
powerful
…

verb + swing

do
make
take
…

swing + noun

bridge
door

preposition

swing at
swing of

music音乐

[uncountable] a type of jazz with a smooth rhythm, played especially by big dance bands in the 1930s摇摆乐（流行于 20 世纪 30 年代）

journey行程

[singular] (North American English) a quick journey, especially one made by a politician, in which somebody visits several different places in a short time（尤指从政者在多处逗留的）短期快速行程

a three-day campaign swing through California为期三天的加利福尼亚巡回竞选旅程

词源Old English swingan ‘to beat, whip’, also ‘rush’, geswing ‘a stroke with a weapon’, of Germanic origin; related to German schwingen ‘brandish’.

Idioms

get in/into the swing (of something)

(informal) to get used to an activity or a situation and become fully involved in it熟悉（某种情况）；融入（某种活动或环境之中）
- I’ve only been here a week so I haven’t got into the swing of things yet.我到这里才一个星期，所以还没有熟悉情况。

go with a swing (British English)

(of a party or an activity聚会或活动) to be lively and fun热闹有趣；气氛热烈
- She made the whole party go with a swing.她让整个聚会变得热闹起来。
(of music音乐) to have a strong rhythm有强劲的节奏；节奏感强

in full swing

having reached a very lively level在热烈进行中；处于兴盛阶段
- When we arrived the party was already in full swing.我们赶到时，聚会已进入高潮。

swings and roundabouts

(British English, informal) used to say that there are advantages and disadvantages whatever decision you make（表示无论如何决定都有利有弊）有得必有失
- If you earn more, you pay more in tax, so it's all swings and roundabouts.赚的越多，缴的税也越多，所以有得必有失。
- What you gain on the swings you may lose on the roundabouts.你在荡秋千时得到的东西，可能会在转弯处失去。