swan

swan
noun
  1. a large waterbird with a long flexible neck, short legs, webbed feet, a broad bill, and typically all-white plumage
    天鹅
  2. Genus Cygnus (and Coscoroba): several species
    天鹅属（和扁嘴天鹅属）：数种
(swanned, swanning)
  1. [no obj., with adverbial of direction](Brit. informal)move about or go somewhere in a casual, relaxed way, typically perceived as irresponsible or ostentatious by others
    (英，非正式)无目的地漫游；漂游（常被人看作不负责任或炫耀）
    swanning around Europe nowadays are we?.
    我们现在要在欧洲漫游吗？。
派生
swanlike
adjective
语源
  1. Old English, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch zwaan and German Schwan. The current sense of the verb originated as military slang, referring to the free movement of armoured vehicles
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