Word · Frequency #23062
swigs
痛饮；大口大口地喝；一口气喝下
swigs is the third person singular of swig.
to swallow hurriedly or greedily or in one draught
- 1.
To drink (usually by gulping or in a greedy or unrefined manner); to quaff.
大口喝,畅饮。
- 2.
To take up the last bit of slack in rigging by taking a single turn around a cleat, then hauling on the line above and below the cleat while keeping tension on the line.
通过绕桩并拉紧绳索来收紧帆索。
（尤指用拳头或球棒）猛击；重击；大口喝,畅饮。；通过绕桩并拉紧绳索来收紧帆索。；满满一口喝下；牛饮
In use
After the long hike, he swigged water from his canteen.
She swigged the orange juice straight from the carton.
He was swigging beer and laughing with his friends.
swig sth
宾语通常是酒或饮料，表示大口、匆忙地喝，常带有痛快或随意的语气。
He swigged the last of the coffee.
他一口气喝完了剩下的咖啡。
swig sth from sth
from 后接容器，说明直接喝的对象来源。
She swigged water from the bottle.
她从瓶子里大口地喝水。
take a swig of sth
这是名词用法中的常见搭配；swig 作名词时指‘一大口（饮料）’。
He took a swig of whisky to steady his nerves.
Connections
Collocations
- take a swig
- 喝一大口
- He took a swig of water and continued running.他喝了一大口水，然后继续跑。
- a swig of whiskey
- 一大口威士忌
- She had a quick swig of whiskey before answering.回答前，她快速喝了一大口威士忌。
- swig from the bottle
- 对着瓶口喝一大口
- He swigged from the bottle and handed it to me.他对着瓶口喝了一大口，然后把瓶子递给我。
- swig down
- 一口气喝下
- They swigged down their drinks and left.他们一口气喝完饮料就离开了。
- swig beer
- 大口喝啤酒
- They sat on the porch swigging beer.他们坐在门廊上大口喝着啤酒。
Idioms & figurative uses
Learner notes
Memory Tip
swig 开头同 swallow（吞咽），结尾像 gig（欢闹）——想象聚会上仰头“咕咚”灌下一大口，便是 swig。
Context & Register
语域：informal 常见场景：casual conversation、informal storytelling、drinking-related social situations swig 通常为非正式用词，多用于日常口语、朋友闲聊或非正式叙述中，表示大口喝或一口气喝下；在正式写作或学术语体中比较少见。
Pronunciation & Spelling
All listed words rhyme with /swɪɡ/: the stressed vowel and following consonant match. Be careful with lookalikes that do not rhyme: 'swing' (/swɪŋ/) and 'swag' (/swæɡ/).
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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