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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。
剑
先理解核心含义，再看它在真实句子里的用法。
剑
A weapon with a long metal blade and a hilt, used for cutting or thrusting.
The knight drew his sword and prepared for battle.
骑士拔出剑，准备战斗。
剑:一种长刃武器,有握柄,通常有剑首和护手,用于砍、刺、劈等
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.
一种具有长金属刀刃和带护手的柄的切割或刺击武器
a cutting or thrusting weapon that has a long metal blade and a hilt with a hand guard
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
A suit in certain playing card decks, particularly those used in Spain and Italy, or those used for divination.
手织机悬挂经纱的端杆之一
One of the end bars by which the lay of a hand loom is suspended.
He drew his sword and faced the enemy.
他拔出剑，面对敌人。
The knight's sword was forged with great skill.
骑士的剑是精湛技艺锻造的。
They fought with swords in the ancient battle.
他们在古战场上用剑战斗。
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。
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。
固定习语，意为杀戮，使死于剑下。
The invaders put all the villagers to the sword.
入侵者屠杀了所有村民。
Not this
He sword an oath.
Use this
He swore an oath.
sword是名词，意为“剑”；而swore是动词swear的过去式，意为“发誓”。两者发音相似，但词性和含义不同。
Not this
He picked up sword.
Use this
He picked up a sword.
中文没有不定冠词，英语中可数名词单数前需要加a/an。sword是可数名词，因此应使用“a sword”。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
拔剑
The knight drew his sword and prepared for battle.
骑士拔出剑，准备战斗。
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。
剑刃
The sword blade was polished to a mirror shine.
剑刃被擦得如镜面般闪亮。
手持剑
He stood sword in hand, ready to defend himself.
他手持剑，准备自卫。
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。
交锋，争论
The two politicians crossed swords over the new tax policy.
两位政治家就新税收政策交锋。
杀死，屠杀
The invaders put the entire village to the sword.
入侵者屠杀了整个村庄。
笔锋比剑更有力
History shows that the pen is mightier than the sword.
历史证明笔锋比剑更有力。
凡动刀的，必死在刀下。
In the movie, the hero warns the villain that those who live by the sword die by the sword.
电影中，英雄警告反派，那些以剑谋生的人最终会死于剑下。
我的剑与你同在。
In The Lord of the Rings, Aragorn says 'You have my sword' to Frodo, offering his allegiance.
在《指环王》中，阿拉贡对弗罗多说‘我的剑与你同在’，表示效忠。
Use sword naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
将 sword 拆成 s 和 word，s 像剑身，word 是单词，联想用剑刻出单词。
通常用于战斗、历史或幻想场景，多方语境下为中性词
sword rhymes with lord, cord, ford, afford, and board (all /ɔːd/). Beware that word looks similar but is pronounced /wɜːd/.
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