Word · Frequency #23555
swag
垂幔；帘幔垂饰
A loop of fabric draped decoratively, as on a curtain.
多指窗帘等上的弧形布饰。
- 1.
A loop of draped fabric.
悬挂的布环
- 2.
Stolen goods; the booty of a burglar or thief; boodle.
赃物；盗贼或小偷的战利品
- 3.
Something that droops like a swag.
像悬挂布一样下垂的东西
- 4.
A low point or depression in land; especially:
地面的低洼或凹陷；尤其是
赃物；偷来的财物；下垂物；垂挂物；洼地；低洼处；悬挂的布环；赃物；盗贼或小偷的战利品
In use
The living room curtain was decorated with a swag of cream silk above the window.
For the celebration, the couple hung a swag of white flowers across the doorway.
The stage was dressed with red and gold swags of fabric along its front.
Connections
Collocations
- swag curtains
- 垂幔窗帘
- The theatre stage was decorated with swag curtains.剧院舞台上装饰着垂幔窗帘。
- window swag
- 窗顶垂幔
- She sewed a simple window swag for the kitchen.她为厨房缝制了一个简单的窗顶垂幔。
- stolen swag
- 被偷的赃物
- The robbers hid the stolen swag in an abandoned warehouse.劫匪把偷来的赃物藏在一座废弃的仓库里。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
把 swag 看成 S 形的垂帘：S 形弯垂的布幔就是 swag；偷来的赃物也联想藏在垂帘后面。
Context & Register
语域：mixed 常见场景：interior design、informal conversation、literary description、geological writing 注意，“swag”作名词时含义多样，语域并不统一：表示“垂幔”时比较正式，多用于装饰或设计领域；表示“赃物”时是口语或俚语，比较非正式；表示“下垂物”或“地面低洼处”时则多出现在描述性或专业文本中。建议根据具体含义判断用词正式程度。
Pronunciation & Spelling
真押韵的常见词有 bag /bæɡ/、lag /læɡ/、tag /tæɡ/、rag /ræɡ/、wag /wæɡ/、drag /dræɡ/。注意拼写相似的 sway /sweɪ/、swan /swɑːn/、swap /swɑːp/、swat /swɑːt/ 并不押韵。
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。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY, WORDNET.