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swim
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- Conjugation :
past
swam
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pp
swum
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ing
swimming
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Derivatives :
n
swimmer
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adj
swimmable
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Collins English-Chinese Dictionary
- swim
[swɪm]
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1.
vi.
[person]
[ animal+]
游水
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2.
vi.
(as sport) 游泳
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3.
vi.
[fig]
[room+]
旋转
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4.
vt.
[+river etc]
游过
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5.
vt.
[+distance]
游
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6.
noun
[c]
to go for a swim 去游泳
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to go swimming
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去游泳
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my head is swimming
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我头晕
Comprehensive English-Chinese Dictionary
- swim
[swɪm]
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1.
vi.
游泳，游水
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He couldn't swim, he had always been afraid of water.
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他以前一直怕水，也就不会游泳。
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We had to swim for 20 minutes to reach the shore.
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我们必须游20分钟才能抵达对岸。
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2.
vi.
浮动，漂浮
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There were a few ducks swimming on the lake.
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湖里有几只鸭子在游动着。
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3.
vi.
眩晕，头晕
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The strong light made his head swim.
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强烈的灯光让他头晕目眩。
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My brain is swimming after the bottle of champagne.
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一瓶香槟下肚，我开始头重脚轻。
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4.
vi.
被淹，被浸泡
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Berlin's brightly lit streets are swimming with happy people.
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柏林城里光彩明亮的街道上涌动着狂欢的人们。
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The meat was swimming in a fatty gravy.
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肉块漂浮在油腻腻的肉汤中。
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5.
vi.
滑动，游走
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Words swam across the page out of focus.
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页面上的文字模糊不清。
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This snake swims through the soil where it lives.
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这只蛇爬过它生活的土地。
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6.
vt.
游过
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7.
vt.
游……花式，游……泳姿
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8.
vt.
使……游泳
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9.
n.[c]
游泳
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He was awake early, so he went for a swim alone.
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他醒得很早，然后就一个人出去游了泳。
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They took a short swim in the pool.
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他们在池塘中进行了短时间的游泳。
Collins English-English Dictionary
- swim
[swɪm]
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1.
vi.
[intr]
to move along in water, etc, by means of movements of the body or parts of the body, esp the arms and legs, or (in the case of fish) tail and fins
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2.
vt.
[tr]
to cover (a distance or stretch of water) in this way
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3.
vt.
[tr]
to compete in (a race) in this way
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4.
vi.
[intr]
to be supported by and on a liquid; float
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5.
vt.
[tr]
to use (a particular stroke) in swimming
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6.
vi.
[intr]
to move smoothly, usually through air or over a surface
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7.
vi.
[intr]
to reel or seem to reel
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my head swam
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the room swam around me
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8.
vi.
[intr; often foll by in or with]
to be covered or flooded with water or other liquid
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9.
vi.
[intr; often foll by in]
to be liberally supplied (with)
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he's swimming in money
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10.
vt.
[tr]
to cause to float or swim
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11.
vt.
[tr]
to provide (something) with water deep enough to float in
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12.
n
the act, an instance, or period of swimming
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13.
n
any graceful gliding motion
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14.
n
a condition of dizziness; swoon
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15.
n
a pool in a river good for fishing
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16.
n
[Etymology]
Old English swimman; related to Old Norse svima, German schwimmen, Gothic swumsl pond, Norwegian svamla to paddle
Examples
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to learn to swim
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学游泳
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a short swim before lunch
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午饭前短时间的游泳
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to teach a child how to swim
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教孩子游泳
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They went for a swim a few minutes ago.
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几分钟以前，他们去游泳了。
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Let's have a swim.
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我们去游泳吧。
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It's time for our swim.
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我们该去游泳了。
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After a 2km swim, we felt tired.
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游了两千米后，我们都累了。
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He is always in the swim of things.
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他总是积极参与各种活动。
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I had a lovely swim this afternoon.
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今天下午游泳游得好畅快。
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He had to swim for it.
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他得游过去才能够到它。
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nciku Video Note
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游 [yóu]
- Scene：
鱼游动 / fishes swimming
- Examples：
游泳 [yóuyǒng]，游水 [yóushuǐ]
- Description：
游 means to swim in the water. It is extended to mean that something is moving in 游资, or 游牧. It can also mean to visit, e.g. 游北京 (visit Beijing).
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浮 [fú]
- Scene：
小球浮出水面 / a ball surfacing
- Examples：
浮桥 [fúqiáo]，浮力 [fúlì]，浮标 [fúbiāo]，浮萍 [fúpíng]，浮光掠影 [fúguānglüèyǐng]
- Description：
浮 means to float still on the water or in the air. It can also mean the process in which a submerged object rises up to the water’s surface.
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漂 [piāo]
- Scene：
树叶漂在水面上 / leaves floating on the water
- Examples：
漂流 [piāoliú]，漂移 [piāoyí]，漂泊 [piāobó]，漂零 [piāolíng]，漂游 [piāoyóu]
- Description：
漂 means to float on the water or drift down the stream. It is othen used in a figurative sense, e.g. 漂泊 (lead a wandering life).
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浸 [jìn]
- Scene：
把衣服浸一浸 / soaking clothes for a moment
- Examples：
浸泡，浸润，浸染
- Description：
浸 means to submerge something in a liquid. Figuratively, the word 沉浸 is commonly used to describe someone who is fully devoted to something.
Related video notes: 游、浮、漂、浸
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