Word · Frequency #6666
swan
闲逛；漫游；游荡
to move or travel around aimlessly, idly, or casually, often without a particular destination
- 1.
To travel or move about in an aimless, idle, or pretentiously casual way.
漫无目的地闲逛或游荡。
- 2.
to declare or affirm solemnly and formally as true
正式宣称
- 3.
move about aimlessly or without any destination, often in search of food or employment
漫无目的地游荡
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
In use
On weekends, we like to swan around the old town without any plan.
She swanned into the meeting twenty minutes late as if nothing had happened.
He has been swanning about all day instead of looking for a job.
Verb forms
base swan · third person swans · -ing swanning · past swanned · past participle swanned
注意：swan作为动词是规则变化，但加-ed时要双写n。
Connections
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。
Idioms & figurative uses
- swan around
- 四处闲逛；漫无目的地游荡She spent the summer swanning around Europe.她整个夏天都在欧洲四处闲逛。
Learner notes
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”。
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。
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’
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。
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。
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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