swim

verb

1. 游水；游泳
   to move through water in a horizontal position using the arms and legs
   1. I can't swim.
      我不会游泳。
   2. The boys swam across the lake.
      男孩子们游到了湖对岸。
   3. They spent the day swimming and sunbathing.
      他们整整一天都在游泳和晒太阳。
   4. Can you swim backstroke yet?
      你会仰泳了吗？
   5. How long will it take her to swim the Channel?
      她游过英吉利海峡得用多长时间？
2. 游泳（作为娱乐）
   to spend time swimming for pleasure
   1. I go swimming twice a week.
      我每星期游泳两次。
3. 游；游动
   to move through or across water
   1. A shoal of fish swam past.
      一群鱼游了过去。
   2. Ducks were swimming around on the river.
      鸭子在河面上游来游去。
4. 浸；泡；洒满；充溢着
   to be covered with a lot of liquid
   1. The main course was swimming in oil.
      主菜油汪汪的。
   2. Her eyes were swimming with tears.
      她两眼噙满泪水。
5. 仿佛在旋转，似在晃动（尤指生病或酒醉时的感觉）
   to seem to be moving around, especially when you are ill/sick or drunk
   1. The pages swam before her eyes.
      书页仿佛在她眼前晃动。
6. 眩晕；感觉天旋地转
   to feel confused and/or as if everything is spinning around
   1. His head swam and he swayed dizzily.
      他感觉天旋地转，摇晃起来。

noun

1. 游泳
   a period of time during which you swim
   1. Let's go for a swim .
      我们去游个泳吧。

1. VERB 游泳;游水
   When you swim, you move through water by making movements with your arms and legs.
   1. She learned to swim when she was really tiny...
      她很小的时候就学会了游泳。
   2. I went round to Jonathan's to see if he wanted to go swimming...
      我去乔纳森那里看看他是否想去游泳。
   3. He was rescued only when an exhausted friend swam ashore...
      当一个精疲力尽的友人游上岸后他才获救。
   4. I swim a mile a day.
      我每天游一英里。
   5. Swim is also a noun.
      
   6. When can we go for a swim, Mam?
      妈妈，我们什么时候能去游泳啊？
2. VERB 参加游泳比赛
   If you swim a race, you take part in a swimming race.
   1. She swam the 400 metres medley ten seconds slower than she did in 1980.
      她 400 米混合泳的成绩比其 1980 年慢了 10 秒。
3. VERB 游过(一段水域);横渡
   If you swim a stretch of water, you keep swimming until you have crossed it.
   1. In 1875, Captain Matthew Webb became the first man to swim the English Channel.
      1875年，马修·韦布船长成为横渡英吉利海峡的第一人。
4. VERB (鱼)游，游动
   When a fish swims, it moves through water by moving its body.
   1. The barriers are lethal to fish trying to swim upstream.
      这些障碍物对于想要往上游游动的鱼儿来说是致命的。
5. VERB (通常指生病时觉得物体仿佛在)旋转，摇晃
   If objects swim, they seem to be moving backwards and forwards, usually because you are ill.
   1. Alexis suddenly could take no more: he felt too hot, he couldn't breathe, the room swam.
      亚历克西斯突然觉得受不了了，他感到闷热，喘不上气，仿佛整间屋子在旋转。
6. VERB 头晕;眩晕
   If your head is swimming, you feel unsteady and slightly ill.
   1. The musty aroma of incense made her head swim.
      熏香发霉的气味令她感到头晕。
7. VERB 浸;泡;充溢着
   If something is swimming in liquid or is swimming with liquid, it is surrounded by and covered with it.
   1. He polished off a large steak, salad, broccoli swimming in thick sauce, and half a litre of wine.
      他狼吞虎咽地吃下了一大块牛排、很多色拉和浸着浓稠酱汁的花耶菜，还喝了半升红酒。
8. sink or swim → see: sink

1. There'll be ample opportunity to relax, swim and soak up some sun
   将会有充足的机会去放松、游泳和晒太阳。
2. I swim 40 lengths a day.
   我每天游20个来回。
3. I never learned to swim and neither did they
   我从没学过游泳，他们也没有。
4. They come to eat and drink, to swim, to party. Sometimes they never go to bed
   他们来吃喝、游泳、狂欢，有时都不睡觉。
5. We could all row a boat and swim almost before we could walk
   我们所有人几乎在还不会走之前就已经会划船和游泳了。
6. She would go for a swim when she'd unpacked.
   她打开行李取出衣物后就会去游泳。
7. Should our children be taught to swim at school?
   我们的孩子应该在学校学习游泳吗？
8. The government doesn't want to force inefficient firms to sink or swim too quickly
   政府并不想迫使效率低的公司过快地自生自灭。
9. All of the passengers started the day with a swim.
   所有的乘客那天一开始就先游了个泳。
10. I went round to Jonathan's to see if he wanted to go swimming
    我去乔纳森那里看看他是否想去游泳。
11. He was rescued only when an exhausted friend swam ashore
    当一个精疲力尽的友人游上岸后他才获救。
12. I swim a mile a day.
    我每天游一英里。
13. She swam the 400 metres medley ten seconds slower than she did in 1980.
    她400米混合泳的成绩比其1980年慢了10秒。
14. The barriers are lethal to fish trying to swim upstream.
    这些障碍物对于想要往上游游动的鱼儿来说是致命的。
15. Alexis suddenly could take no more: he felt too hot, he couldn't breathe, the room swam.
    亚历克西斯突然觉得受不了了，他感到闷热，喘不上气，仿佛整间屋子在旋转。
16. The musty aroma of incense made her head swim.
    熏香发霉的气味令她感到头晕。
17. He polished off a large steak, salad, broccoli swimming in thick sauce, and half a litre of wine.
    他狼吞虎咽地吃下了一大块牛排、很多色拉和浸着浓稠酱汁的花耶菜，还喝了半升红酒。
18. The staff will be happy to help arrange for you to swim, sail, or water-ski.
    工作人员会很乐意为您安排游泳、航行或是滑水等活动。
19. He took off his shoes. If they had to swim, he didn't want anything weighing him down
    他脱下了鞋。如果他们不得不游泳的话，他不想让任何东西成为负担。
20. Work out at a gym or swim twice a week.
    一周去健身房锻炼两次，或游两次泳。
21. He can also swim.
    他也会游泳。
22. He can swim.
    他会游泳。
23. She's gone to swim.
    她游泳去了。
24. I like to swim, especially in the sea.
    我喜欢游泳，尤其喜欢在大海中游泳。
25. She insists on going to swim.
    她执意要去游泳。
26. Can you swim under the water?
    你能潜游吗？
27. The fish swim about in the water.
    鱼在水里游来游去。
28. When the boat sank, they had to swim for it.
    小船下沉的时候，他们不得不游水逃生。

v.

sink or swim

• 不自救，必沉沦；自己努力，以求生存
  to be in a situation where you will either succeed by your own efforts or fail completely
  1. The new students were just left to sink or swim.
     学校完全让新生自生自灭。

n.

in the swim (of things)

• 积极参与社会生活（或某活动）；合潮流
  involved in things that are happening in society or in a particular situation