Word · Frequency #6666
swan
闲逛;漫游;游荡
核心释义
to move or travel around aimlessly, idly, or casually, often without a particular destination
- 1.
漫无目的地闲逛或游荡。
To travel or move about in an aimless, idle, or pretentiously casual way.
- 2.
正式宣称
to declare or affirm solemnly and formally as true
- 3.
漫无目的地游荡
move about aimlessly or without any destination, often in search of food or employment
郑重声明;宣誓;漫无目的地闲逛或游荡。;正式宣称;漫无目的地游荡;闲荡
用法In use
On weekends, we like to swan around the old town without any plan.
用法提示:此处 swan 作动词,表示“漫无目的地游荡”,用原形。
She swanned into the meeting twenty minutes late as if nothing had happened.
用法提示:swanned 是 swan 的过去式,作动词,表示“悠闲随意地走”。
He has been swanning about all day instead of looking for a job.
用法提示:swanning 是 swan 的现在分词,与 has been 构成完成进行时,表示“到处闲逛”。
swan around/about sth
常与 around 或 about 连用,表示漫无目的地闲逛,有时带贬义。
They spent the day swanning around the city.
他们花了一天时间在城市里闲逛。
swan into sth
表示以傲慢或漫不经心的姿态进入某处。
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- swan around
- 四处闲逛,无所事事
- They spent the whole afternoon swanning around the old town.他们整个下午都在老城区四处闲逛。
- swan off
- (不打招呼就)溜走去享乐
- He swanned off to the beach without telling anyone.他没告诉任何人就溜去海边了。
- swan in
- 漫不经心地走进来
- She just swanned in an hour late, as if it were normal.她晚了一小时才漫不经心地走进来,好像这很正常。
- go swanning off
- (不顾工作等)溜走去玩
- You can't just go swanning off whenever you feel like it.你不能想走就走,溜出去玩。
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
天鹅(swan)总在水面悠闲漂荡,漫无目的——所以动词swan意为“闲逛、游荡”。
语境与语域Context & Register
语域:mixed 常见场景:英式非正式口语、正式书面文本 该词作“闲逛、游荡”讲时通常为英式非正式用法,多用于口语或轻松叙事;作“郑重宣称”讲时偏正式书面。整体语域会随意思变化,因此标记为混合,需根据语境判断。
语法说明Grammar Note
作及物动词时意为‘郑重声明’,作不及物动词时意为‘闲逛’
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
美式英语中,swan (/swɑn/) 与 on (/ɑn/)、don (/dɑn/) 押韵。注意 swam (/swæm/)、sway (/sweɪ/)、swat (/swɑt/) 虽然都以 swa- 开头,但发音不同:swam 和 sway 的元音不同,swat 末尾是 /t/,因此都不与 swan 押韵。
用法优先级Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1,建议结合例句记忆,而不是只背中文释义。
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