Word · Frequency #23555
swag
（使）摇摆；摆动
To sway or cause to sway.
- 1.
To (cause to) sway.
使摇摆
- 2.
To transport stolen goods.
运输赃物
- 3.
To droop; to sag.
下垂；下陷
- 4.
To transport in the course of arrest.
在逮捕过程中运输
- 5.
To decorate (something) with loops of draped fabric.
用悬挂的布装饰(某物)
- 6.
To install (a ceiling fan or light fixture) by means of a long cord running from the ceiling to an outlet, and suspended by hooks or similar.
通过长电线从天花板到插座安装(吊扇或灯具),并用钩子悬挂
下垂；耷拉；运送赃物；偷运；押送（被捕者）；用垂挂布料装饰；悬吊安装（吊扇或灯具）
In use
The clothesline swags between the two poles when wet clothes hang on it.
The heavy snow caused the branch to swag toward the ground.
The tent roof was swagging under the collected rainwater.
Verb forms
base swag · third person swags · -ing swagging · past swagged · past participle swagged
Connections
Collocations
- be swagged with
- 用（垂挂织物）装饰
- The bed was swagged with silk for the photo shoot.为了拍摄，那张床用丝绸做了垂挂装饰。
- swag down
- 下垂；耷拉
- The branch swagged down under the weight of the fruit.树枝被果实的重量压得垂了下来。
- swag a ceiling fan
- 用长绳吊装吊扇
- He swagged the ceiling fan from the wooden beam.他从木梁上用长绳吊装了吊扇。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
swag 可联想为 sway（摇摆）与 sag（下垂）拼合：摇摇晃晃、垂挂下来；又像小偷扛赃物（swag）时步履摇摆。
Context & Register
语域：mixed 常见场景：文学或修辞性书面语、犯罪/执法叙事、室内装潢/窗帘制作、电工/灯具安装说明 该动词的语体因词义而异：表示“（使）摇摆、下垂”时多用于文学或书面描述；表示“运送赃物”常见于非正式甚至俚语语境；“用布帘装饰”和“挂装吊扇或灯具”则比较常见于专业或操作说明。整体没有统一的正式或非正式标签，需按具体语境判断。
Grammar Note
通常作不及物动词，表示摇晃或垂下。
Pronunciation & Spelling
这些词都与 swag 押韵，重读音节为 /æɡ/：bag /bæɡ/, tag /tæɡ/, drag /dræɡ/, flag /flæɡ/, sag /sæɡ/, wag /wæɡ/。注意 swag 中的 /w/ 必须读出，不要读成 sag /sæɡ/；拼写相似的 sway /sweɪ/ 发音不同，不押韵。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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