swim
- v.游水，游泳;游;游（某一泳姿）;（鱼等）游，游动;游动;（比赛中）游过（一段距离或某一水域）;漂浮，飘忽，滑行;浸，泡，充溢;眩晕;仿佛在旋转，似在晃动
- n.游泳;漂浮，滑行;眩晕;多鱼的深水区
- adj.游泳时穿戴的
swimverb
游水；游泳
to move through water in a horizontal position using the arms and legs
I can't swim.
我不会游泳。
The boys swam across the lake.
男孩子们游到了湖对岸。
They spent the day swimming and sunbathing.
他们整整一天都在游泳和晒太阳。
Can you swim backstroke yet?
你会仰泳了吗？
How long will it take her to swim the Channel?
她游过英吉利海峡得用多长时间？
游泳（作为娱乐）
to spend time swimming for pleasure
I go swimming twice a week.
我每星期游泳两次。
游；游动
to move through or across water
A shoal of fish swam past.
一群鱼游了过去。
Ducks were swimming around on the river.
鸭子在河面上游来游去。
浸；泡；洒满；充溢着
to be covered with a lot of liquid
The main course was swimming in oil.
主菜油汪汪的。
Her eyes were swimming with tears.
她两眼噙满泪水。
仿佛在旋转，似在晃动（尤指生病或酒醉时的感觉）
to seem to be moving around, especially when you are ill/sick or drunk
The pages swam before her eyes.
书页仿佛在她眼前晃动。
眩晕；感觉天旋地转
to feel confused and/or as if everything is spinning around
His head swam and he swayed dizzily.
他感觉天旋地转，摇晃起来。
to be in a situation where you will either succeed by your own efforts or fail completely
学校完全让新生自生自灭。
The new students were just left to sink or swim.
When you wash yourself you can say that you bath ( BrE) or bathe ( NAmE ) , but it is much more common to say have a bath ( BrE ) or take a bath ( NAmE ).自己洗澡可用bath（英国英语）或bathe（北美英语），但一般说have a bath（英国英语）或take a bath（北美英语）。
You can also bath ( BrE ) or bathe ( NAmE ) another person, for example a baby.给别人（如婴儿）洗澡亦可用bath（英国英语）或bathe（北美英语）。
You bathe a part of your body, especially to clean a wound.洗身体某部位（尤指清洗伤口）用bathe。
When you go swimming it is old-fashioned to say that you bathe , and you cannot say that you bath or take a bath . It is more common to swim , go for a swim , have a swim or go swimming .游泳衣在英国英语中通常叫做swimming costume，在北美英语中叫做bathing suit。
Let’s go for a quick swim in the pool.
咱们去游泳池游会儿泳吧。
She goes swimming every morning before breakfast.
她每天早饭前去游泳。
When you lie in the sun in order to go brown you sunbathe . 沐日光浴为sunbathe。
swim
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VERB 游泳;游水
When you swim, you move through water by making movements with your arms and legs.She learned to swim when she was really tiny...
她很小的时候就学会了游泳。
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VERB 参加游泳比赛
If you swim a race, you take part in a swimming race.She swam the 400 metres medley ten seconds slower than she did in 1980.
她 400 米混合泳的成绩比其 1980 年慢了 10 秒。
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VERB 游过(一段水域);横渡
If you swim a stretch of water, you keep swimming until you have crossed it.In 1875, Captain Matthew Webb became the first man to swim the English Channel.
1875年，马修·韦布船长成为横渡英吉利海峡的第一人。
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VERB (鱼)游，游动
When a fish swims, it moves through water by moving its body.The barriers are lethal to fish trying to swim upstream.
这些障碍物对于想要往上游游动的鱼儿来说是致命的。
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VERB (通常指生病时觉得物体仿佛在)旋转，摇晃
If objects swim, they seem to be moving backwards and forwards, usually because you are ill.Alexis suddenly could take no more: he felt too hot, he couldn't breathe, the room swam.
亚历克西斯突然觉得受不了了，他感到闷热，喘不上气，仿佛整间屋子在旋转。
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VERB 头晕;眩晕
If your head is swimming, you feel unsteady and slightly ill.The musty aroma of incense made her head swim.
熏香发霉的气味令她感到头晕。
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VERB 浸;泡;充溢着
If something is swimming in liquid or is swimming with liquid, it is surrounded by and covered with it.He polished off a large steak, salad, broccoli swimming in thick sauce, and half a litre of wine.
他狼吞虎咽地吃下了一大块牛排、很多色拉和浸着浓稠酱汁的花耶菜，还喝了半升红酒。
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sink or swim→ see:sink
noun
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- the act of swimming
- it was the swimming they enjoyed most": "they took a short swim in the pool
- Synonym: swimming
verb
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- be afloat either on or below a liquid surface and not sink to the bottom
- Synonym: float
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- move as if gliding through water
- this snake swims through the soil where it lives
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- travel through water
- We had to swim for 20 minutes to reach the shore
- a big fish was swimming in the tank
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- be covered with or submerged in a liquid
- the meat was swimming in a fatty gravy
- Synonym: drown
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- be dizzy or giddy
- my brain is swimming after the bottle of champagne
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When the boat sank , they had to swim for it .
小船下沉的时候，他们不得不游水逃生。
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Ducks ' webbed feet help them to swim .
鸭子的蹼足有助于游水
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I go swimming every day in order to keep fit .
我每天游泳以保持健康。
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How long will it take her to swim the Channel ?
她游过英吉利海峡得用多长时间？
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The new students were just left to sink or swim .
学校完全让新生自生自灭。
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The main course was swimming in oil .
主菜油汪汪的。
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Swimming is a good form of exercise .
游泳是很好的锻炼方式。
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Let 's go for a quick swim in the pool .
咱们去游泳池游会儿泳吧。
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She trained five times a week at her local swimming pool .
她每星期在当地的游泳池训练五次。
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I think I 'll go for a swim .
我想去游泳。
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The hotel also boasts two swimming pools and a golf course .
那家宾馆还拥有两个游泳池和一个高尔夫球场。
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How often do you go swimming ?
你多久去游泳一次？
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People were swimming in the ocean despite the hurricane warning .
尽管有飓风警报，人们仍然在大海里游泳。
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Which is better exercise ─ swimming or tennis ?
游泳和网球，哪种运动比较好？
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They went swimming in spite of all the danger signs .
他们无视所有那些危险水域告示牌，还是去游泳了。
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Let 's go for a swim .
我们去游个泳吧。
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Bring your swimming things with you .
随身带上游泳用品。
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I 'm taking the kids swimming later .
我待会儿带孩子们去游泳。
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He swam to the shore against a strong current .
他逆着急流游向岸边。
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She loves all sports , especially swimming .
她喜爱各种运动，尤其是游泳。
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I go swimming twice a week .
我每星期游泳两次。
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Non-resident guests are welcome to use the hotel swimming pool .
欢迎非旅馆住客使用本旅馆的游泳池。
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It 's a great place for swimming , but beware dangerous currents .
那是个游泳的好去处，但要当心危险的水流。
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She was floundering around in the deep end of the swimming pool .
她在游泳池深水区挣扎着。
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Ducks were swimming around on the river .
鸭子在河面上游来游去。
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People were having fun in the pool , swimming or just splashing around .
人们在游泳池里或者游泳，或者只是拍打戏水，开心地玩着。
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Marine mammals generally swim with the current .
海洋哺乳动物一般顺水而游。
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The club provides a wide variety of activities including tennis , swimming and squash .
这家俱乐部的活动丰富多彩，诸如网球、游泳、壁球等。
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Bring your swimming things .
随身带上游泳用品。
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I managed to swim to safety .
我设法游到安全处。
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