单词 | swallow |
释义 | swallow1 /'swolau; 'swalo/ n kinds of small, swift-flying insect-eating bird with a forked tail, which migrates to warm countries, eg to England every summer, and is associated with the beginning of summer. 燕子 (体小、飞行迅速、食昆虫的小鸟,尾部分叉,徙栖温暖成,如夏季迁徙至英格兰,故在英国燕子使人联想到初夏) o e the illus at bird. 参看 bird 之插图。 One ~ doesn't make a summer, (prov) It is unwise to form a judgement on the basis of a single instance. (谚) 一燕不成夏 (仅凭一个驻例即下判断是不智的) 。' ~ dive n dive with the arms outspread till close to the water. 燕子式跳水 (跳起时两手分开,近水时合拢) 。 '~tailed adj (of butterflies, birds) with a deeply forked tail; (of a man's coat) with long tails (as of an evening dress coat). (指蝴蝶, 鸟类) 尾巴分叉长的; (指男服) 燕尾形式的 (如晚礼服) 。 |
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