sword
n
1 weapon with a long thin metal blade and a protected handle (用作武器有防护手柄的)剑, 刀
draw/sheathe one's sword, ie take it out of/put it into its sheath 把剑拔出[插入鞘中].
2 (idm 习语) cross swords => cross2. fire and sword => fire1. the pen is mightier than the sword => pen1. put sb to the `sword (dated or rhet 旧或修辞) kill sb with a sword 用刀或剑杀死某人.
🎯 考研助记
s(蛇)+word(说话):蛇说话吐出的舌头像一把 剑
🔁 扩展释义
*[sɒ:d]n. 刀, 剑, 战争, 武力, 剑状物相关词组: put to the sword put up the sword
🌿 同词根单词
swayvi. 摇摆;歪,倾斜;改变;
vt. 使前后或来回摇摆;使倾斜;[航海]升起桅杆;
n. 摇摆;支配,统治;
swiftadj. 迅速的;敏捷的;立刻的;突然发生的;
n. 雨燕;环球金融同业电讯会;[人]斯威夫特,《格利佛游记》作者;
adv. 迅速地,敏捷地;
swampn. 沼泽(地);湿地;
vt. 淹没;使沉没;使陷入困难;忙得不可开交;
vi. 淹没,沉没;