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swan

noun
🔊/swɒn/
🔊/swɑːn/
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  1. a large bird that is usually white and has a long, thin neck. Swans live on or near water.天鹅
    Topics Birdsc1
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • black
    • white
    • beautiful
    • …
    swan + verb
    • float
    • glide
    • swim
    • …
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    Word OriginOld English, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch zwaan and German Schwan. The current sense of the verb originated as military slang, referring to the free movement of armoured vehicles.

swan

verb
🔊/swɒn/
🔊/swɑːn/
[intransitive] (informal, disapproving)
Verb Forms
present simple I / you / we / they swan
🔊/swɒn/
🔊/swɑːn/
he / she / it swans
🔊/swɒnz/
🔊/swɑːnz/
past simple swanned
🔊/swɒnd/
🔊/swɑːnd/
past participle swanned
🔊/swɒnd/
🔊/swɑːnd/
-ing form swanning
🔊/ˈswɒnɪŋ/
🔊/ˈswɑːnɪŋ/
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  1. + adv./prep. to go around enjoying yourself in a way that annoys other people or makes them jealous悠游；悠然闲逛
    • They've gone swanning off to Paris for the weekend.他们周末到巴黎潇洒去了。🔊🔊
    • They’re always swanning off to Paris for shopping trips.他们总是到巴黎逛街购物。
    Word OriginOld English, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch zwaan and German Schwan. The current sense of the verb originated as military slang, referring to the free movement of armoured vehicles.