英语词汇“swanning”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组、英语词典-本地帮

单词

swanning

释义

swanning, vbl. n. slang (orig. Mil.).|ˈswɒnɪŋ|
[f. swan v.¹ + -ing¹.]
The action of the verb (sense 2).
1951E. Linklater Campaign in Italy v. 257 Some..were indulging in a favourite pastime of the army, known as swanning. The swan..has the habit of taking short flights that create appreciable commotion but have no serious purpose. Officers who spent their spare time in swanning had in a like manner no graver reason than a desire to watch some particular fragment of a battle, or to visit friends.1960Times Lit. Suppl. 16 Sept. 587/2 The 22nd Armoured Brigade was continually exercised in a swanning role, of the kind which had so often led to defeat in the past.1975Bookseller 12 Apr. 2095/1 Harold Latham, the Macmillan editor,..was on a casual swanning tour round Georgia.

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