swing
摆动,摇摆,挥杆,摆荡
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Definitions
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swung, swing·ing.
- : to cause to move to and fro, sway, or oscillate, as something suspended from above: to swing one's arms in walking.
- : to cause to move in alternate directions or in either direction around a fixed point, on an axis, or on a line of support, as a door on hinges.
- : to move with an oscillating or rotary movement: to swing one's fists; to swing a club around one's head.
- : Aeronautics. to pull or turn by hand, especially in order to start the engine.
- : to turn in a new direction in a curve, as if around a central point: to swing the car into the driveway.
- : to suspend so as to hang freely, as a hammock or a door.
- : Informal. to influence or win over; manage or arrange as desired: to swing votes; to swing a business deal.
- : to direct, change, or shift.
- : to turn to various headings in order to check compass deviation.
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Phrases
- swing into action
- get into the swing of things
- in full swing
- not enough room to swing a car
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Examples
The trend is about the same in the swing states of Michigan, Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin as nationally.
Here are the shifts in each major swing state — defined as the states with more than a 1 percent chance of being the Electoral College tipping point, per the FiveThirtyEight model.
This is the fourth in a series of articles examining the politics and demographics of 2020’s expected swing states.
Family members who offered me places to stay live in red or swing states where I’d dread walking into grocery stores packed with people proudly refusing to wear masks.
Today, the president has traveled to Kenosha, one of the swingiest cities in a swing state poised to decide his fate.
Asian-Americans are a group of persuadable swing voters, growing faster than any other group in America today.
Truth is, no one is sure how Cuba will play in the critical swing state of Florida in 2016.
Before Fidel, when segregation was in full swing, the Cuban apartheid meant many clubs and parks still refused black Cubans entry.
We arrived to the din of a party in full swing: a band, multiple kegs of beer, dancing, foosball, and mantle diving.
Instead, he gives his very best effort and tries to win the World Series with a single swing of his bat.
Those soaring columns held up the very sky, and their foundations made the earth itself true.