swing door
.swing 'door (BrE) (NAmE .swinging ’door) noun a door that you can open in either
direction and that closes itself when you stop holding it open H
swinge-ing /'swmd3ir)/ adj.
[usually before noun] (BrE) 1 large and
likely to cause people problems, especially financial problems F* It ; §l
A GA swingeing
cuts in benefits ♦h 3tj
& A ft M o swingeing
tax
increases {Eft AfSStifiJ 2 extremely critical of sb/sth A ft {ft;
Si^ffift: a swingeing attack on government policy
swing-er /'swirj0(r)/ noun (old-fashioned, informal) *1 a person who is fashionable and has an
active social life W It ift A$J 2 a person who has sex with many
different people
swinging /'swirpr)/ adj. [usually before noun] {old-
fashioned, informal) lively and fashionable fiSjAMWIKft .swinging 'door nou/i (NAmE) = swing door 'swing set noun a frame for children to play on
including one or more swings and often a slide $cX
m&m ()
'swing shift noun [NAmE, informal) the shift (= period of time worked each day)
from 3 or
Ml ; ASAM
.swing 'voter noun (NAmE) = floating
voter .swing-'wing adj. [only before noun] used to describe an aircraft wing
that can be moved forward for landing, etc. and backward for rapid flight ( X#l ) swipe /swaip/ verb, noun
m verb 1 ~ (at) sb/sth to hit or try to hit sb/sth with
your hand or an object by swinging your arm ^fT;
ES S FT;
and missed. Itfe
W # A ^ ffi ft ° [also VN] 2 [VN] (informal) to steal sth #13 HTTl pinch 3 [VN] to pass a plastic card,
such as a credit card, through a special machine that is able to read the
information that is stored on it H'J ( )
mnoun ~ (at sb/sth) (informal) 1 an act of hitting or trying to hit
sb/sth by swinging your arm or sth that you are holding : She took a swipe at him with her
umbrella. M Ffc &
M A ^ fife FT A „ 2 an act of criticizing sb/sth if ; W
X : He used the interview to take a swipe at his critics. AXtU
'swipe card noun a special plastic card with information
recorded on it which can be read by an electronic device M A; Access to the building is by
swipe card only.
swirl /sw3:l; NAmE sw3:rl/ verb, noun mverb [usually +adv./prep.] to move around quickly in a circle; to
make sth do this (ft ) FjAe, M%},
j&MM : [V] The water swirled down the drain. 7jcJT#iH^t)£TTA- if 0 o A long skirt swirled around her
ankles. jtffeift-ftlf XPiif 0 swirling mists iMM- 0 [VN] He
took a mouthful of water and swirled it around his mouth. it^T—P7K, $fc7$fcPo mnoun 1 the movement of sth that twists and turns
in different directions and at different speeds fT M; zjfj; 2 a
pattern or an object that twists in circles
mm-, %&#(%!&)
swish/swiJ7 verb, noun, adj.
• verb to move quickly through the air in
a way that makes a soft sound; to make sth do this Hi] jffe (
swished past them and turned into the embassy gates. —
0 [VN] She swished her racket aggressively through the air. nf o [v, vn] The
pony's tail swished, /fr ^ ill H'J
mnoun [sing.] the
movement or soft sound made by sth moving quickly, especially through the air
ft 31 (ft $ ft
m^ ) ; ( ft*£ftJ¥lb9W ) H'JHiJ j»,
ngigj*, mfr
madj. (BrE, informal) looking
expensive and fashionable
w A N" ift; ESTAsmart:
a swish restaurant
m*® tt
Swiss /sms/ adj., noun (pi Swiss)
* adj. from or connected with
.Swiss
'chard noun [u] = chard .Swiss 'cheese noun [U, C] any hard cheese with holes in
itJ£±^B& ( ftlW?L )
jam (BrE)
.Swiss
'roll (BrE) (NAmE 'jelly roll) noun a thin flat cake that is spread with jam, etc. and rolled up # M $
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Switch 0""/switJ7 noun, verb
mnoun 1 a small device that you press or move up
and down in order to turn a light or piece of electrical equipment on and off (
e&]$#J ) JFA, fill, a
light switch 0 an on-off switch 0 That
was in the days before electricity was available at the flick of a switch.
(ft o Which
switch do I press to turn it off? gciP
A/FAifci&lE'EAT ? o to throw a switch (= to move a large switch) 2 ~ (in/of sth) | ~ (from A to B) a
change from
one thing to another, especially when this is sudden and complete ( Xjt > ft
$: a
switch of priorities $5 It Wl
(ft $ 0 She made the switch from full-time to part-time work when her first
child was bom. % — tbft/S
0 a policy
switch 3 (NAmE) the
points on a
railway/railroad line ( ) ftifcfl,
if ^ 4 a thin stick that bends easily ( H
f1:
a riding switch
mverb 1 ~ (sth) (over) (from sth) (to sth) | ~ (between A
and B) to
change or make sth change from one thing to another ( jj£ ) gfc , ft ^ ^ : [V] We’re in the
process of switching over to a new system of invoicing, ft i\ 1JE £ ft Iff W % M ffl St o 0
Press these two keys to switch between documents on screen.
o [VN]
When did you switch jobs? IH jf ^ iH X W ?
2 [VN] ~ sth (with sth) | ~ sth (over/around/round) to exchange one thing for another ftfik; X4if§3 HHUswap:
The
dates of the last two exams have been switched, jftjfj Hi^iTe
0 I see you’ve switched the furniture around (= changed its position). A'fftfE
o 0 Do you think she’ll notice if I switch my glass with hers? !*l&#
% tb A ? 3 ~ (sth) (with sb) | ~ (sth) (over/around/
round) to do sb
else’s job for a short time or work during different hours so that they can do
your job or work during your usual hours l(SfltJfeX jfeHt|h]
HT71 swap : [V] I can’t work next weekend—will you
switch with me? X'/NiA3fcXfi±#£ AS^
SEjf/fTjf? o [VN] Have you been able to switch your shift
with anyone? ^ ft ^ tR
E A 7 ?
IJ!l;iyi .switch 'off (informal) to stop thinking about sth or paying
attention to sth A fl M # ; A # & M ; A When I hear the
word football’ I switch off (= because I am not interested in it), ^o/f
JjjL
0 The only
time he really switches off (= stops thinking about work, etc.) is when
we’re on vacation.
.switch
off/'on | .switch sth<-*'off/'on to turn a