Word · CEFR B1 · Frequency #3675
sword
剑
A weapon with a long metal blade and a hilt, used for cutting or thrusting.
- 1.
A long bladed weapon with a grip and typically a pommel and crossguard (together forming a hilt), which is designed to cut, stab, slash and/or hack.
剑:一种长刃武器,有握柄,通常有剑首和护手,用于砍、刺、劈等
- 2.
a cutting or thrusting weapon that has a long metal blade and a hilt with a hand guard
一种具有长金属刀刃和带护手的柄的切割或刺击武器
- 3.
A suit in certain playing card decks, particularly those used in Spain and Italy, or those used for divination.
某些纸牌牌组中的花色,尤指西班牙和意大利所用,或用于占卜的
- 4.
One of the end bars by which the lay of a hand loom is suspended.
手织机悬挂经纱的端杆之一
- 5.
Violence; military might.
暴力；军事力量
武力；军事力量；剑；宝剑；织机吊杆；剑:一种长刃武器,有握柄,通常有剑首和护手,用于砍、刺、劈等；一种具有长金属刀刃和带护手的柄的切割或刺击武器
In use
He drew his sword and faced the enemy.
The knight's sword was forged with great skill.
They fought with swords in the ancient battle.
draw one's sword
动词 draw 常与 sword 搭配，表示拔出剑。
The knight drew his sword and prepared for battle.
骑士拔出剑，准备战斗。
sword in hand
独立主格结构，表示手持剑的状态。
He stood with sword in hand, ready to defend himself.
他手持剑站着，准备自卫。
put someone to the sword
固定习语，意为杀戮，使死于剑下。
The invaders put all the villagers to the sword.
Connections
Collocations
- draw one's sword
- 拔剑
- The knight drew his sword and prepared for battle.骑士拔出剑，准备战斗。
- sword fight
- 剑斗，剑术格斗
- They engaged in a fierce sword fight.他们进行了一场激烈的剑斗。
- sword blade
- 剑刃
- The sword blade was polished to a mirror shine.剑刃被擦得如镜面般闪亮。
- sword in hand
- 手持剑
- He stood sword in hand, ready to defend himself.他手持剑，准备自卫。
- sheathe a sword
- 把剑插入鞘中
- After the duel, he sheathed his sword.决斗结束后，他把剑插入鞘中。
Idioms & figurative uses
Learner notes
Memory Tip
将 sword 拆成 s 和 word，s 像剑身，word 是单词，联想用剑刻出单词。
Context & Register
通常用于战斗、历史或幻想场景，多方语境下为中性词
Pronunciation & Spelling
sword rhymes with lord, cord, ford, afford, and board (all /ɔːd/). Beware that word looks similar but is pronounced /wɜːd/.
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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