sword

noun

/sɔːd/

/sɔːrd/

Idioms

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a weapon with a long metal blade (= sharp cutting part) and a handle剑；刀
- to draw/sheathe a sword (= to take it out of/put it into its cover)拔剑；把剑插入鞘
- I thrust my sword into his chest.我把剑刺入了他的胸膛。
- the sword of justice正义之剑
Topics Historyc1, War and conflictc1
Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- long
- short
- sharp
- …
verb + sword
- be armed with
- carry
- hold
- …
sword + noun
- arm
- belt
- blade
- …
preposition
- sword of
phrases
- be put to the sword
- the blade, edge, hilt, tip, etc. of a sword
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词源Old English sw(e)ord, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch zwaard and German Schwert.

Idioms

be a double-edged/two-edged sword/weapon

to be something that has both advantages and disadvantages既有优点也有缺点；是一把双刃剑
- Fame is a double-edged sword.名声是一把双刃剑。

cross swords (with somebody)

to fight or argue with somebody（与某人）交锋，争论Topics Opinion and argumentc2

the pen is mightier than the sword

(saying) people who write books, poems, etc. have a greater effect on history and human affairs than soldiers and wars笔诛胜于剑伐

put somebody to the sword

(old-fashioned or literary) to kill somebody with a sword用剑刺死某人
- All the men were put to the sword.所有的人都惨遭屠杀。
Topics War and conflictc2

a/the sword of Damocles

(literary) a bad or unpleasant thing that might happen to you at any time and that makes you feel worried or frightened达摩克利斯之剑（喻指令人忧虑或畏惧的、随时可能降临的灾祸）

turn swords into ploughshares

(literary) to stop fighting and return to peaceful activities铸剑为犁；化干戈为玉帛；偃武修文Topics War and conflictc2

词汇	sword
释义	sword noun /sɔːd/ /sɔːrd/ Idioms enlarge image a weapon with a long metal blade (= sharp cutting part) and a handle剑；刀 to draw/sheathe a sword (= to take it out of/put it into its cover)拔剑；把剑插入鞘 I thrust my sword into his chest.我把剑刺入了他的胸膛。 the sword of justice正义之剑 Topics Historyc1, War and conflictc1 Collocations Dictionaryadjective long short sharp … verb + sword be armed with carry hold … sword + noun arm belt blade … preposition sword of phrases be put to the sword the blade, edge, hilt, tip, etc. of a sword More Like This Silent lettersSilent letters gnarled gnash gnat gnaw gnome haute cuisine heir herb honour hors d’oeuvre hour knack knee kneel knife knight knit knob knock knot know knuckle psalm psephology psychic ptarmigan pterodactyl psychology wrangle wrap wreath wreck wrench wrestle wriggle wring write wrong bomb climb crumb doubt lamb limb ascent fascinate muscle scene scissors height right sleigh weight align campaign design foreign malign reign unfeigned balmy calm calf half yolk autumn column condemn damn hymn solemn bristle fasten listen mortgage soften thistle wrestle biscuit build circuit disguise guilty league rogue vague yacht answer sword two 词源Old English sw(e)ord, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch zwaard and German Schwert. Idioms be a double-edged/two-edged sword/weapon to be something that has both advantages and disadvantages既有优点也有缺点；是一把双刃剑 Fame is a double-edged sword.名声是一把双刃剑。 cross swords (with somebody) to fight or argue with somebody（与某人）交锋，争论Topics Opinion and argumentc2 the pen is mightier than the sword (saying) people who write books, poems, etc. have a greater effect on history and human affairs than soldiers and wars笔诛胜于剑伐 put somebody to the sword (old-fashioned or literary) to kill somebody with a sword用剑刺死某人 All the men were put to the sword.所有的人都惨遭屠杀。 Topics War and conflictc2 a/the sword of Damocles (literary) a bad or unpleasant thing that might happen to you at any time and that makes you feel worried or frightened达摩克利斯之剑（喻指令人忧虑或畏惧的、随时可能降临的灾祸） turn swords into ploughshares (literary) to stop fighting and return to peaceful activities铸剑为犁；化干戈为玉帛；偃武修文Topics War and conflictc2
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