swing词组,隐喻,短语

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swingswing[swɪŋ](swung,swung) ,swing a'round; ,swing sb/sth a'round (BrE also ,swing 'round, ,swing sb/sth 'round) 1.■to turn around fast to face the other way; to make sb/sth do this﹙使某人﹚猛地转身；猛地掉转﹙ 某物﹚:Luke suddenly swung round and glared at me.卢克突然转过身来瞪着我。I swung the car round and drove back down the road.我猛地掉转车头沿路开车返回。2.■to change from one idea, opinion, etc. to another,especially the opposite one﹙使﹚改变主意﹙或想法等﹚；﹙使﹚改弦易辙:The Labour Party has now swung round to supporting Europe.工党现在已经改弦更张，转而支持欧洲了。You should be able to swing people round to your point of view.你应该有能力扭转人们的想法，接受你的观点。[G]v+adv ◆ v+n/pron+adv'swing at sb;'swing sth at sb 3.■to try to hit sb﹙用…﹚朝某人打去:She swung at me with the iron bar.她抡着根铁棍向我打过来。[G]v+prep ◆ v+n/pron+prep,swing 'by; ,swing 'by sth (AmE, informal)4.■to visit a person or place for a short time, especially when you are going somewhere else进某处一会儿；短暂拜访；看望一下:She swung by }(=came here&b{) on her way home.她回家路过时进来了一下。Let’s swing by Dave’s house after the movie.咱们看完电影后顺便到戴夫家去坐坐吧。[synonym]drop by[G]v+adv ◆ v+prep,swing 'round; ,swing sb/sth 'round (BrE)=SWING AROUND,SWING SB/STH AROUND