Word · CEFR C1 · Frequency #5955
swap
交换；互换
An exchange of two comparable things.
- 1.
An exchange of two comparable things.
两个可比事物的交换。
- 2.
A financial derivative in which two parties agree to exchange one stream of non-normal cashflow against another stream.
一种金融衍生品,其中两方同意交换一系列非正常现金流。
- 3.
A social meal at a restaurant between two university societies, usually involving drinking and banter; commonly associated with fining and pennying; equivalent to a crewdate at Oxford University.
两所大学社团在餐馆进行的社交聚餐,通常涉及饮酒和玩笑；通常与罚款和便士有关；相当于牛津大学的crewdate。
掉期；互换交易；大学社团联谊聚餐；两个可比事物的交换。；一种金融衍生品,其中两方同意交换一系列非正常现金流。；两所大学社团在餐馆进行的社交聚餐,通常涉及饮酒和玩笑；通常与罚款和便士有关；相当于牛津大学的crewdate。
In use
We made a fair swap: my comic book for his puzzle.
The club organized a swap of books so everyone could find something new to read.
If you don't like your seat, we can do a swap.
a swap of [noun] and [noun]
表示交换两件物品
They agreed to a swap of the blue car and the red car.
他们同意交换蓝色车和红色车。
a swap between [noun] and [noun]
表示双方之间的交换
There was a swap between the two departments.
两个部门之间进行了一次交换。
a swap with [someone]
Connections
Collocations
- a fair swap
- 公平的交换
- If you give me your apple, I'll give you my orange — that seems a fair swap.如果你把苹果给我，我就把橙子给你——这看起来很公平。
- a straight swap
- 直接的一对一交换
- They offered a straight swap of the old printer for the new one.他们提出用新打印机直接换旧打印机。
- interest rate swap
- 利率互换
- The company entered into an interest rate swap to manage its exposure to rising rates.该公司签订了一份利率互换合约，以管理利率上升的风险。
- currency swap
- 货币互换
- The two central banks agreed to a currency swap to provide liquidity.两家央行同意进行货币互换，以提供流动性。
- swap deal
- 交换交易
- The two clubs agreed a swap deal for their strikers.两家俱乐部就前锋的交换交易达成一致。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
swap 与“交换”同义，联想：双方 say “swap” 后立即对调手中物品。
Context & Register
语域：mixed 常见场景：日常物品或角色互换、金融衍生品交易、大学社团社交聚餐 该词作名词时，语域随语境变化较大：日常‘交换’较口语化；金融市场中的‘掉期/互换交易’是专业术语；大学社团的‘联谊聚餐’属俚语。请根据具体场景选择正式程度。
Grammar Note
可数名词
Pronunciation & Spelling
与 swap /swɒp/ 押韵的词（英式读音均为 /ɒp/）：stop /stɒp/、flop /flɒp/、shop /ʃɒp/、drop /drɒp/。注意拼写相似但读音不同的词：swamp /swɒmp/ 因多一个 /m/ 不押韵；wrap /ræp/ 的 -ap 读 /æp/，也不与 swap 押韵。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 2，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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