Word · Frequency #11709
swimmer
/ˈswimə/
noun
游泳者
a person who travels through the water by swimming
- 1.
One who swims.
游泳者
- 2.
A protuberance on the leg of a horse.
马腿上的隆起
- 3.
A webfooted aquatic bird.
蹼足水鸟
游泳运动员；马腿上的隆起；蹼足水鸟
In use
Every swimmer must know how to float before diving.
The swimmer raced across the lake to reach the shore.
She is a strong swimmer and enters many competitions.
be a [adjective] swimmer
strong swimmer 指游泳技能好，不是说身体强壮。
She is a strong swimmer.
她是一个很强的游泳者。
swimmer(s) in [place]
in 后接水域或游泳场馆；常用复数形式 swimmers。
There are several swimmers in the pool.
游泳池里有几个游泳者。
the [ordinal] swimmer to [verb]
序数词后用不定式作后置定语，表示“第几个做某事的人”。
He was the first swimmer to cross the lake.
Connections
Collocations
- strong swimmer
- 游泳健将
- She is a strong swimmer and can cross the lake easily.她游泳很棒，可以轻松横渡湖面。
- competitive swimmer
- 竞技游泳运动员
- As a competitive swimmer, he trains six days a week.作为一名竞技游泳运动员，他每周训练六天。
- long-distance swimmer
- 长距离游泳者
- Long-distance swimmers need to pace themselves carefully.长距离游泳者需要小心控制节奏。
- open-water swimmer
- 公开水域游泳者
- Open-water swimmers must be aware of currents and tides.公开水域游泳者必须注意水流和潮汐。
- avid swimmer
- 热爱游泳的人
- He has been an avid swimmer since childhood.他从小就是一个热爱游泳的人。
- synchronized swimmer
Learner notes
Memory Tip
swim（游泳）+ er（人）= 游泳者，想象水中奋力划水的人。
Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：泳池或海边等日常游泳场景、游泳比赛或体育报道 “swimmer”是中性词，多用于日常或体育语境，指游泳的人或游泳运动员；正式写作和口语中都比较常见。
Pronunciation & Spelling
与 swimmer /ˈswɪmə/ 押韵的词（重读元音 /ɪ/ 后接 /mə/）：glimmer、shimmer、simmer、trimmer、dimmer。注意：summer /ˈsʌmə/ 拼写看似相近，但元音是 /ʌ/，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.