swim

柯林斯詞典

1. V-T/V-I When you swim, you move through water by making movements with your arms and legs. 游泳
She learned to swim when she was really tiny. 她很小就學會了游泳。
He was rescued only when an exhausted friend swam ashore. 當一個精疲力盡的朋友游上岸時，他才得救。
I swim a mile a day. 我每天游一英里。
2. N-SING Swim is also a noun. 游泳
When can we go for a swim?
我們什么時候可以去游泳？
3. V-T If you swim a race, you take part in a swimming race. 參加游泳比賽
She swam the 400 metres medley. 她參加了400米混合泳比賽。
4. V-T If you swim a stretch of water, you keep swimming until you have crossed it. 游過 (一段水域)
By the time we reached the other side, Maram vowed that he would never swim a river again. 我們到河對岸時，馬拉姆發(fā)誓說他再也不游泳渡河了。
5. V-I When a fish swims, it moves through water by moving its body. (魚) 游水
The barriers are lethal to fish trying to swim upstream. 這些障礙物對于逆流而上的魚來說是致命的。
6. V-I If your head is swimming, you feel unsteady and slightly ill. 頭暈
The musty aroma of incense made her head swim. 熏香的霉味令她頭暈。
7. sink or swim→see sink

I used to swim twice a week , but I seem to have got out of the habit recently .
We want clean rivers and lakes , where you can swim without risk to your health .
He used to swim for his country when he was younger .
Who was the first person to swim the English Channel?
We swam ashore .