swing/swɪŋ/ swung/swʌŋ/swung

vi

1. 转身；转弯

• I swung round and faced him. 我转过身来面对着他。

• The car swung sharply round the corner. 汽车在街角急转弯。

2. 剧变；改变态度

• The value of stock swung downward. 股票价格大幅下跌。

• Voting has swung to the left. 选民转而支持左派。

3. 荡秋千

• The boy swung higher and higher. 那男孩的秋千越荡越高。

vt

1. 使摆动

• He swung his arms as he walked. 他走路时摆动着手臂。

2. 挥动；挥舞

• She swung a slow, heavy left hand at her son. 她慢慢地挥起左手朝儿子重重打了一巴掌。

• The man swung his fist and knocked down the thief. 那个人挥起拳头把小偷打倒在地。

3. 使转身；使转向

• I grasped her by the shoulder and swung her around. 我抓住她的肩膀扳她转过身来。

• The soldier swung the telescope through 180°. 士兵把望远镜旋转了180度。

4. 对付；成功处置

• I managed to swing an interview with the president. 我设法采访了总统。

• Can you swing it for me so that I can get the job? 你能帮我谋到这份工作吗？