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swim
UK //swɪm//US //swɪm//
词源
源自古英语'swimman'，与德语'schwimmen'同源，原始日耳曼语词根'swemjanan'，意为'在水中移动'。
verb
❶ 在水中通过肢体动作移动身体，通常指人或动物在水中的运动方式。
“I love to swim in the ocean during summer.”
（夏天我喜欢在海里游泳。）
“The children are learning to swim at the local pool.”
（孩子们正在当地游泳池学习游泳。）
❶ 感觉头晕目眩，通常指因疾病或快速旋转导致的不适感。
“After spinning around, my head started to swim.”
（转了几圈后，我的头开始发晕。）
“The fever made her vision swim.”
（发烧让她的视线变得模糊不清。）
同义词:paddle, float, glide, drown, bathe
noun
❶ 游泳的行为或活动，特指在水中的运动。
“Let's go for a swim in the lake.”
（我们去湖里游泳吧。）
“A morning swim is part of her daily routine.”
（晨泳是她日常生活的一部分。）
❶ 鱼类或其他水生生物的聚集区域。
“We found a good swim where the trout were feeding.”
（我们找到了一个鳟鱼觅食的好水域。）
“The fishermen knew all the best swims in the river.”
（渔民们知道河里所有最好的鱼群聚集处。）
同义词:swimming, dip, plunge, bathing, school
常见短语
in the swim — 积极参与当前活动或了解最新情况，常用于社交或商业语境。
“After joining the club, she was soon in the swim of things.”
（加入俱乐部后，她很快就融入了其中。）
swim against the tide — 逆流而行，指违背主流意见或趋势行事。
“He always swims against the tide with his unconventional ideas.”
（他总是用非传统的想法逆流而行。）
sink or swim — 成败全靠自己，指面临必须独立应对的挑战性局面。
“On his first day, the boss gave him a project with no guidance - it was sink or swim.”
（第一天上班，老板就给了他一个没有任何指导的项目——成败全靠他自己。）