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Collins English-Chinese Dictionary
- swan [swɔn]
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noun
[c]
天鹅
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1.
noun
[c]
天鹅
Comprehensive English-Chinese Dictionary
Collins English-English Dictionary
- swan [swɑn]
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1.
n
any large aquatic bird of the genera Cygnus and Coscoroba, having a long neck and usually a white plumage: family Anatidae, order Anseriformes
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2.
n
[rare, literary]
a poet
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3.
n
(capital when part of a title or epithet)
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the Swan of Avon
(Shakespeare)
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the Swan of Avon
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vi.
[intr;
usually foll by aroundor about] [informal] to wander idly -
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vi.
[Etymology]
Old English; related to Old Norse svanr, Middle Low German sw
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1.
n
any large aquatic bird of the genera Cygnus and Coscoroba, having a long neck and usually a white plumage: family Anatidae, order Anseriformes
Examples
- turned into a swan
- 变成天鹅 → into
- Jupiter appeared in the likeness of a swan.
- 朱庇特主神看上去象只天鹅。 → likeness
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the Swan of Avon
(Shakespeare) → swan - 那是天鹅临死前的哀鸣。
- It's the plaintive call of the dying swan. → 哀鸣
- 观看话剧《茶馆》(舞剧《天鹅湖》)
- see the play Teahouse (the ballet Swan Lake) → 观看
- 他救护了一只挨黑枪的天鹅。
- He helped a swan that had got shot. → 挨黑枪
- 白天鹅可以象征纯洁的爱情。
- The white swan is a symbol of pure love. → 白天鹅
- 她治好了天鹅的伤, 把它重新放飞了。
- She cured the injured swan and set it free. → 放飞
- 《天鹅湖》被奉为芭蕾舞剧的经典。
- "Swan Lake" is honored as one of the classic ballets. → 奉为
- 表哥家新买了一台小天鹅牌全自动洗衣机。
- My cousin recently bought a Little Swan brand automatic washing machine. → 洗衣机
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