sword
n
1 weapon with a long thin metal blade and a protected handle (用作武器有防护手柄的)剑, 刀
draw/sheathe one's sword, ie take it out of/put it into its sheath 把剑拔出[插入鞘中].
2 (idm 习语) cross swords => cross2. fire and sword => fire1. the pen is mightier than the sword => pen1. put sb to the `sword (dated or rhet 旧或修辞) kill sb with a sword 用刀或剑杀死某人.
🎯 考研助记
s(蛇)+word(说话):蛇说话吐出的舌头像一把 剑
🔁 扩展释义
*[sɒ:d]n. 刀, 剑, 战争, 武力, 剑状物相关词组: put to the sword put up the sword
🌿 同词根单词
swayvi. 摇摆;歪,倾斜;改变;
vt. 使前后或来回摇摆;使倾斜;[航海]升起桅杆;
n. 摇摆;支配,统治;
swiftadj. 迅速的;敏捷的;立刻的;突然发生的;
n. 雨燕;环球金融同业电讯会;[人]斯威夫特,《格利佛游记》作者;
adv. 迅速地,敏捷地;
swampn. 沼泽(地);湿地;
vt. 淹没;使沉没;使陷入困难;忙得不可开交;
vi. 淹没,沉没;
The Native Americans caught and trained them and were then able to use them to carry their goods when they travelled from one camping ground to another.
美洲土著人捕捉野马,加以驯服。
If you want to send a letter to an office abroad that is in a different time zone, you can send a fax, and it will be received even though the office is not open.
如果你要寄信到不同时区的国外办公室,你可以发个传真,即使办公室不开门,信也会被收到。
He believed that everyone should be prepared to do heavy work, from the leaders to the poorest peasants.