swap

英美[swɑp]

CET6TEM8中低频词扩展词汇

复数: swaps;第三人称单数: swaps;过去式: swapped;过去分词: swapped;现在分词: swapping;

swap: swap: [14] Swap originally meant ‘hit’ (‘With a swing of his sword [he] swapped him in the face’, Destruction of Troy 1400). It came from a prehistoric Germanic base denoting ‘hit’ (presumably imitative of the sound of hitting), which also produced German schwappen ‘splash, whack’. The modern English sense ‘exchange’ emerged in the 16th century from the notion of ‘striking the hands together to seal a bargain’.
swap (v.): c. 1200, "to strike, strike the hands together," of uncertain origin, possibly imitative of the sound of hitting or slapping. The sense of "to exchange, barter, trade" is first recorded 1590s, possibly from the notion of slapping hands together as a sign of agreement in bargaining (as in strike a bargain). Related: Swapped; swapping. The noun in this sense is attested from 1620s; earlier "a striking, an act of striking" (mid-13c.). Swap-meet attested from 1968, American English.

They're part of a bunch of celebrities starring in a new video for World Environment Day—encouraging you, the consumer, to swap out your single-use plastic staples like straws and cutlery to combat the plastics crisis.

We spent the evening in the pub swapping stories (= telling each other stories) about our travels.: 我们一晚上坐在酒吧里讲述各自的旅途经历。

I'll drive there and then we'll swap over on the way back.: 去的时候我开车，回来的时候咱俩再倒换过来。

I think I'll swap this sweater for one in another colour.: 我想把这件毛衣换成一件其他颜色的。

I'm going to swap you over. Mike will go first and Jon will go second.: 我打算把你俩掉换一下。迈克先去，乔恩后去。

Let's do a swap . You work Friday night and I'll do Saturday.: 咱俩调个班吧。你星期五晚间上，我星期六上。

Next week they will swap places and will repeat the switch weekly...: 下周他们将交换座位，并且以后每周换一次。

Despite the heat, he'd swapped his overalls for a suit and tie...: 尽管很热，他还是脱掉工作服换上了西装和领带。

He has swapped his hectic rock star's lifestyle for that of a country gentleman...: 他一改摇滚歌星紧张忙碌的生活方式，开始过起了乡村绅士的生活。

They all sat together at table, laughing and swapping stories.: 他们都坐在桌子旁，有说有笑地讲述各自的故事。

Just swap out the logo, a few images and you're good to go.: 只需更换标识和一些图片就好了。

Swap arrangements made by other insurers require payments only if a default occurs.: 其他保险公司销售的掉期所做的交易安排是,只有在发生违约时才需要付款.

Mr Sharon, of all people, even agreed to a lopsided prisoner swap in 2004.: 2004年, 沙龙先生甚至批准了一项单边交换囚犯的计划.

His lawyer said a spy swap with America was being planned.: 据他的律师称,俄美间谍交换计划正在酝酿中.

In the periphery countries, currencies fell, interest rates rose and credit default swap rates soared.: 外围国家货币贬值, 利率上升,信用违约互换价格猛涨.