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EnglishTHE SCHOLAR'S LEXICON

swinging

/swing-ing/US // ˈswɪŋ ɪŋ //UK // (ˈswɪŋɪŋ) //

摆动,摆动的,摇摆,摇摆不定

Related Words

fluctuating波动的,波动,起伏不定的,波动不定的waving挥手,挥舞着,挥挥手,挥舞swaying摇摇晃晃的,摇摇晃晃,飘摇的,飘摇不定的hip臀部,髋关节,髋部,髋骨modern现代,现代的,现代化的,现代化contemporary当代,当代人,当代的,当代化sophisticated复杂的,复杂,成熟的,老练spirited活力四射,活力四射的,精神抖擞的,精神抖擞active积极,积极的,活跃,活跃的trendy潮流,时髦的,时髦,新潮up-to-date最新的,最新情况,最新动态,最新vivacious活泼的,活泼,生机勃勃,活力

Definitions

adj.形容词 adjective
  1. 1

    superlative swing·ing·est.

    • : characterized by or capable of swinging, being swung, or causing to swing.
    • : intended for swinging upon, by, from, or in: the swinging devices in a playground.
    • : Slang. excellent; first-rate.
    • : Slang. lively, active, and modern; hip.
    • : Slang. free and uninhibited sexually: a swinging bachelor.exchanging spouses for sex: swinging married couples.
n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : the activity or act of a person who swings.
    • : Slang. the act or practice of being free and uninhibited sexually.the exchanging of spouses for sex.

Synonyms & Antonyms

adj.moving backward and forward
Synonyms
fluctuating波动的,波动,起伏不定的,波动不定的swaying摇摇晃晃的,摇摇晃晃,飘摇的,飘摇不定的waving挥手,挥舞着,挥挥手,挥舞
adj.lively
Synonyms
active积极,积极的,活跃,活跃的contemporary当代,当代人,当代的,当代化hip臀部,髋关节,髋部,髋骨modern现代,现代的,现代化的,现代化sophisticated复杂的,复杂,成熟的,老练spirited活力四射,活力四射的,精神抖擞的,精神抖擞trendy潮流,时髦的,时髦,新潮up-to-date最新的,最新情况,最新动态,最新vivacious活泼的,活泼,生机勃勃,活力

Examples

  • These motion-sensor alarms are suitable for both inward- and outward-swinging doors.

  • If burnout was built into the job, he wanted at the very least “to go down swinging.”

  • In New York, the MTA cut service on two lines by 20% last spring, but the agency has avoided the swinging 40% to 50% service cuts it warned of in late 2020, thanks to federal relief funds.

  • If a third cable were to break, it could send the platform holding up the dome swinging, or the whole structure could collapse.

  • The unit offers two wide swinging doors allowing for easy access to wider items.

  • Is it any wonder that control of Congress is swinging back and forth like a tetherball?

  • This was, after all, the Swinging Sixties in London and the country had moved on.

  • Monday morning, Alison Lundergan Grimes came out swinging with an attack that Mitch McConnell opened himself up to last week.

  • Swinging high in the air, squeezing into a nook, or rolling down a hill might provide these sorts of sensory input.

  • Killing Kittens became a very acceptable, high-end, society party which had swinging at it.

  • Pulling the horse on his haunches, and swinging him round at the same moment as if on a pivot, he made a bound to the left.

  • "I thought we hit a man," said the engineer, swinging his lantern far out into the darkness.

  • The car moved away, swinging to the right across the traffic stream and clearly heading for old Bond Street.

  • "Wait," said Chief Inspector Kerry, and went swinging in, carrying his overall and having the malacca cane tucked under his arm.

  • Along the corridor he went with a lithe, silent step, moving from the hips and swinging his shoulders.

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