sword 英 [sɔ:d]   美 [sɔrd]

sword

sword  英 [sɔ:d] 美 [sɔrd]

n. 刀,剑; 

名词复数:swords 

to draw a sword 拔剑;
He buckled on his sword. 他把剑扣好。

  • A sword is a weapon with a long, sharp, metal blade. If you want to dress up as a knight for Halloween, you'll definitely need a sword — and maybe a suit of armor.
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  • n. 刀,剑;
  • 1. to draw a sword

    拔剑;

  • 2. He buckled on his sword.

    他把剑扣好。

  • sword (n.) Old English sweord, swyrd (West Saxon), sword (Northumbrian) "sword," from Proto-Germanic *swerdam (source also of Old Saxon, Old Frisian swerd, Old Norse sverð, Swedish svärd, Middle Dutch swaert, Dutch zwaard, Old High German swert, German Schwert "a sword"), related to Old High German sweran "to hurt," from *swertha-, literally "the cutting weapon," from PIE root *swer- (3) "to cut, pierce."
sword / sɔːd ; NAmE sɔːrd / noun a weapon with a long metal blade and a handle 剑;刀 to draw/sheathe a sword (= to take it out/put it into its cover) 拔剑;把剑插入鞘 IDIOMS put sb to the ˈsword ( old-fashioned or literary) to kill sb with a sword 用剑刺死某人 a/the sword of ˈDamocles ( literary) a bad or unpleasant thing that might happen to you at any time and that makes you feel worried or frightened 达摩克利斯剑(喻指令人忧虑或畏惧的、随时可能降临的灾祸) ORIGIN From the legend in which Damocleshad to sit at a meal at the court of Dionysius with a sword hanging by a single hair above his head. He had praised Dionysius' happiness, and Dionysius wanted him to understand how quickly happiness can be lost. 源自达摩克利斯 (Damocles) 在利剑下用餐的传说。达摩克利斯曾赞美狄奥尼西奥斯所享受的幸福,后者请他在宫中饮宴,命人将一把利剑用一根头发悬挂于他头顶,以此让他明白幸福易逝。 turn swords into ˈploughshares ( literary) to stop fighting and return to peaceful activities 铸剑为犁;化干戈为玉帛;偃武修文 more at cross v. , double-edged , pen n. sword swords sword / sɔːd ; NAmE sɔːrd /
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