swim

swim
(swimming; past swam ; past participle swum )

[no obj.]propel the body through water by using the limbs, or (in the case of a fish or other aquatic animal) by using fins, tail, or other bodily movement
游泳
they swam ashore.
他们游到了岸上。
Adrian taught her to swim breaststroke.
阿德里安教她蛙泳。
■[with obj.]cross (a particular stretch of water) in this way
横渡
she swam the Channel.
她横渡英吉利海峡。
■float on or at the surface of a liquid
漂浮
bubbles swam on the surface.
泡沫漂浮在表面上。
■[with obj.]cause to float or move across water
使漂浮；使渡过
the Russians were able to swim their infantry carriers across.
俄国人把步兵运兵车渡了过去。
[no obj.]be immersed in or covered with liquid
浸；被液体覆盖
mashed potatoes swimming in gravy.
浸在肉汤里的土豆泥。
[no obj.]appear to reel or whirl before one's eyes
（仿佛）在眼前旋转，（仿佛）在眼前晃动
Emily rubbed her eyes as the figures swam before her eyes.
艾米丽因为好像有物体在眼前晃动而揉眼睛。
■experience a dizzily confusing sensation in one's head
眩晕
the drink made his head swim.
喝的酒使他觉得头发晕。

noun

an act or period of swimming
游泳
we went for a swim in the river.
我们到河里去游泳。
a pool in a river which is a particularly good spot for fishing
（河流中）适合钓鱼的静止深水处，深潭
he landed two 5 lb chub from the same swim.
他在同一个深潭钓了两条五磅重的圆鳍雅罗鱼。

常用词组
in the swim

swim with (或 against) the tide

act in accordance with (or against) the prevailing opinion or tendency
顺应（或反）潮流（或当前流行的观点或趋势）

派生
swimmable
adjective
swimmer
noun
语源

Old English swimman (verb), of Germanic origin; related to Dutch zwemmen and German schwimmen

用法

In standard English, the past tense of swim is swamshe swam to the shoreand the past participle is swumshe had never swum there beforeIn the 17th and 18th centuries swam and swum were used interchangeably for the past participle, but this is not acceptable in standard modern English

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