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Collins English-Chinese Dictionary
- sword [sɔːd]
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1.
noun
[c]
剑
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1.
noun
[c]
剑
Comprehensive English-Chinese Dictionary
Collins English-English Dictionary
- sword [sɔːd]
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1.
n
a thrusting, striking, or cutting weapon with a long blade having one or two cutting edges, a hilt, and usually a crosspiece or guard
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2.
n
such a weapon worn on ceremonial occasions as a symbol of authority
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3.
n
something resembling a sword, such as the snout of a swordfish
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n
[Etymology]
Old English sweord; related to Old Saxon swerd, Old Norse sverth, Old High German swert
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1.
n
a thrusting, striking, or cutting weapon with a long blade having one or two cutting edges, a hilt, and usually a crosspiece or guard
Examples
- the flat of a sword
- 剑背 → flat
- a naked sword
- 未带鞘的剑 → naked
- such as live by sword
- 武士们，行伍之辈 → such
- the pen is mightier than the sword → the pen
- to put to the sword → put
- he shook his sword → shake
- to put to the sword → the sword
- a trenchant sword → trenchant
- 刀对刀，枪对枪
- sword against sword and spear against spear → 对
- 拔剑
- draw one's sword → 拔
nciku Note
英语中的善有善报，恶有恶报
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live by the sword, die by the sword To avoid dying in a violent manner, you should always heed the phrase, "if you live by the sword, die by the sword." “live by the sword, die by the sword”意指善有善报，恶有恶报，而对于恶人来说，就是以其人之道还治其人之身了。 The term "live by the sword, die by the sword" means that violent people will be treated violently themselves. |
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