| 词组 | swing |
| 释义 | swing [swung, swung, swinging] swing around 1. swing around/round to suddenly turn around so that you are facing the opposite direction: ▪ Bill heard a sound and swung around, startled. ▪ I watched as Gambotti's car swung around in the parking lot, and then sped off. ▪ Julius swung round to face her. "You won't touch my money - and you won't touch me." ■ SIMILAR TO: ↑spin around 2. swing around/round to change your opinion completely, so that you support something that you used to oppose, or oppose something that you used to support: ▪ Meanwhile, in Italy, several senior government ministers who used to support closer European co-operation have suddenly swung round to oppose it. ▪ American public opinion is gradually swinging around in favour of tougher gun-control laws. swing at 1. swing at sb to try to hit someone by swinging your arm in order to hit them with your hand or something that you are holding: ▪ "You're a murdering bastard." Jack swung at him and missed. ■ SIMILAR TO: ↑swipe at 2. swing at sth to try to hit the ball in a game such as baseball: ▪ I saw the coach frowning as I swung at a series of pitches, missing each one. swing by swing by • swing by sth AmE informal to visit a place or person for a short time before going somewhere else: ▪ I'll swing by the grocery store on my way home from work. ■ SIMILAR TO: ↑stop by swing round BrE ► see ↑swing around |
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