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character in George du Maurier’s novel Trilby. W §
M/m
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SW abbr. 1 (especially
BrE) short wave : SW and LW radio 2 south-west; southwestern
W ^ A ( ) ; W ( #T ) :
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swab /swnb; NAmE swa:b/ noun, verb • noun 1 a piece of soft
material used by a doctor, nurse, etc. for cleaning wounds or taking a sample
from sb’s body for testing ( Effi 2 an act
of
taking a sample from sb’s
body, with a swab XA ( Aft ) AH: to
take a throat swab
mverb (-bb-) [VN] 1 to
clean or remove liquid from a wound, etc., using a swab 2 ~ sth (down) to
clean or wash a floor,
surface, etc. using water and a cloth, etc. WM, WM ( imM
) swad dle /'swndl; NAmE
'swaidl/ verb [VN] (old-fashioned) to wrap sb/sth, especially a
baby, tightly in clothes or a piece of cloth ( )
MU, ( X^Wl )
'swaddling clothes noun [pi.] strips of
cloth used in the past for wrapping a baby tightly ft IIjL [ft A :
swag /swaeg/ noun 1
[U] (old-fashioned, informal) goods that have been stolen M In n?i ; fffi ^ BCC3 loot 2 [C, usually pi.] cloth that is hung in
large curved folds as decoration, especially above a window ( ft X Hi A# ±ft[ft
) mmxm ( ) 3 (AustralE, NZE) a pack
of things tied or
wrapped together and carried by a traveller ( ) ft^; ffB. 4 [C, usually pi.] a
bunch of flowers or fruit
that is carved onto walls, etc.
as decoration ^ )
swag-ger /'swaega(r)/ verb,
noun
mverb [V, usually +adv./prep.]
(usually disapproving) to walk in an extremely
proud and confident way # ft A &MX-, AMAMMM H33strut a noun [sing.] (disapproving)
a way of walking or behaving that seems too confident ftft4*/£; AMAfl swag-man /'swaegmaen/ noun
(pi -men
/-men/)
(AustralE, NZE, old use) a man who travels around looking for work,
carrying his possessions wrapped in a cloth # If
Swa hili /swa'hiili; swai'h-/ (also Ki-swa-hili /.kiiswa- 'hi:li; ,kiswa:'h-/) noun [U] a language widely used in
in a )
swain /swein/ noun (old
use or humorous) a young man who is in love 'if §|$
Swal
low 0"w ./• swnlau; NAmE'swailou/
verb, noun mverb
►
FOOD/DRINK ; A A 1 to make food,
drink, etc. go down your throat into your stomach #T; ngT; [VN] Always chew
food well before swallowing it. if X £<$)%$
0
[VN-ADJ] The pills should be swallowed
whole. o [V]
I had a sore throat and it
hurt to swallow. niAMifc^o
►
MOVE THROAT MUSCLES i^ftPH^ft 2 [V] to move the
muscles of your throat as if
you were swallowing sth, especially because you are nervous ( iXM'lfc# ) {$# Rg
Tfa ft : She swallowed hard and told him the bad news. 7ft„
►
COMPLETELY COVER 3 [VN] [often passive] ~ sb/sth
(up) to take sb/sth in or completely cover it so that they
cannot be seen or no longer exist separately #
ft#: I watched her
walk down the road until she was swallowed by the darkness.
S, O Large areas of countryside
have been swallowed up by
towns.
►
USE UP MONEY 4 [VN] ~ sb/sth (up)
to use up sth
completely, especially an
amount of money , ft /§., ft ft ( ^ # ) : Most of my salary gets
swallowed (up) by the rent and bills. $£[ftX$f A^ 0
ttfflTo
BELIEVE
5
to accept that sth is true; to believe sth
fgfg ; fj| ftA H: [VN] I found her excuse
very hard to swallow, % M S & IB $£ it A +0 ft „ 0 [VN-ADJ] He told her a pack of
lies, but she swallowed it whole, ft
►
FEELINGS /iff 6 [VN] to hide your feelings Xif M; ft
; ftpf!]: to swallow your
doubts Aitff 0 You’re going to have to swallow your pride
and ask for your
job back, mmrm-,
AXAm%fmn.mix
►
ACCEPT INSULTS S'lll 7 [VN] to accept insults,
criticisms, etc. without complaining or protesting i/f/
) : I was surprised that
he just sat there and swallowed all their remarks. ih|icR£ft[ftll:ft It
USTTil see bitter adj. mnoun
►
BIRD 1 a small bird with long
pointed wings and a tail with two points, that spends the winter in Africa but
flies to northern countries for the summer 3§h
►
OF FOOD/DRINK 2
an
act of swallowing; an
amount of food or drink that
is swallowed at one time PH; #; —#C#Bg[fta;
ITTHTB one .swallow
doesn’t make a summer (saying)
you must not take too
seriously a small sign that sth is happening or will happen in the future,
because the situation could change [ft] ft H 1ft HI A ft ft 6 3\;
)
’swallow
dive (BrE) (NAmE 'swan dive) noun a dive performed with your arms stretched
out sideways until you are close to the water
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'swallow hole noun = sinkhole
swam pt of swim
swami /'swaimi/
noun (also used as a title
Affift#-^) a Hindu religious teacher ft fg |S( ^ Ut fSpJf : Swami Vivekanand )
swamp
/swnmp;
NAmE swaimp/ noun, verb mnoun [C, U] an area of
ground that is very wet or covered with water and in which plants, trees, etc.
are growing fg# ( ife ) marsh: tropical swamps
► swampy adj.: swampy ground fg ■ verb [VN] [often passive] 1
~ sb/sth
(with sth) to make sb have more of sth than they can deal with
ftjSfgABg. SOU INUNDATE: The
department was swamped with job applications. ® W A o In summer visitors swamp the island. MX, Ait
A Bo 2 to fill or cover sth
with a lot of water it; it ft ETTCl engulf: The little boat was
swamped by the waves. /M&^Ai&i&ftTo
'swamp fever noun [U] 1 a serious disease that
affects horses ig#i&; -S, ft ^ ft ^ ifll. 2 (old-fashioned) = MALARIA
swamp-land /'swnmplaend;
NAmE 'swarmp-/ noun [U, pi.] a large area of
swamp igi^itfe swan /swDn; NAmE swain/ noun, verb m noun a large bird that is
usually white and has a long thin neck. Swans live on or near water. —picture
o DUCK
*
verb (-nn-) [V +adv./prep.] (BrE, informal, disapproving) to go around enjoying
yourself in a way that annoys other people or makes them jealous
; f&ftpKJiE: They’ve gone swanning off to
e«w*T0
'swan
dive noun (NAmE) = swallow dive swank /swaerjk/ verb [V] (old-fashioned, BrE, informal,
disapproving) to behave in way that is too proud or
confident j&li;
swanky /'swaeqki/
(swank-ier,
swanki-est) (especially
BrE) (also
swank
especially
in NAmE) adj.
(informal, approving) fashionable and
expensive in a way that is intended to impress people ff |^1 ^J; H7TI
posh: a swanky hotel
swan-song /'swnnsDi];
NAmE 'swainsoir)/ noun [sing.] the last piece of
work produced by an artist, a musician, etc. or the last performance by an
actor, athlete, etc.