swing

1 عمومی:: نوسان

Oarsmen called that the moment of swing. When a boat has swing, its motion seems almost effortless.”7 It’s difficult to imagine a more fitting description of the triumph that results when people work together toward a common goal.

واژگان شبکه مترجمین ایران

2 عمومی:: تاب، نوسان‌، تاب‌ خوردن‌، چرخیدن‌، اونگان‌ شدن‌ یا كردن‌، تاب‌

شبکه مترجمین ایران

1 general::   verb move backwards and forwards/from side to side ADV. gently, slowly | violently, wildly She lashed out, her arm swinging wildly. | back and forth, backwards and forwards, from side to side, to and fro The pendulum swung slowly backwards and forwards. PREP. from I could see him swinging from the branch of a large tree. move smoothly VERB + SWING slowly | suddenly | sharply The road swung sharply round. | across, around/round, away, back, down, off, up Hearing a sarcastic note in his voice, she swung around to face him. VERB + SWING let sth She let the door swing shut behind her. PREP. from She swung down from the tree in one easy movement. | into He swung up into the saddle and rode off. | towards Niccolo ` swung towards her. PHRASES swing open/shut/to change quickly ADV. rapidly | suddenly | wildly The balance of power swung wildly from one party to the other. | heavily Opinion swung heavily to the left. PREP. from, to Her mood could swing rapidly from gloom to exhilaration.,   noun change in public opinion, sb's mood, etc. ADJ. big, dramatic, huge, sharp, violent violent swings in policy | modest, small | 10%, etc. | adverse, negative The Conservatives suffered an adverse swing of 6%. | sudden, wild his sudden swings of mood | late a late swing towards the Tories | national | electoral | mood She suffers from severe mood swings. VERB + SWING need, require The party needs a swing of only 2.5% to win the seat. | represent This represents a swing of 14% towards Labour. | suffer (from) PREP. ~ against a dramatic swing against the socialists | ~ away from the swing away from science in the sixth form | ~ from, ~ in a sharp swing in the attitudes of many economists | ~ to/towards/in favour of signs of a late swing to the Democrats swinging movement ADJ. wild | backward, forward | golf | practice VERB + SWING do, make, take the technique for making the perfect golf swing | change | practise golfers practising their swings PREP. ~ at He took a wild swing at the ball. swinging seat VERB + SWING go/play on Some kids were playing on the swings. PREP. on a/the ~

Oxford Collocations Dictionary

2 general:: Phrase(s): swing something Fig. to make something happen. • I hope I can swing a deal that will make us all a lot of money. • We all hope you can swing it.

McGrawhill's American Idioms And Phrasal Verbs

3 general:: verb sways: The sign swings in the wind. verb waves: The batter swings the bat at the ball. noun swipe: He took a swing at the policeman.

Simple Definitions

4 general:: In addition to the idiom beginning with SWING, Also see GET INTO THE SWING OF THINGS; IN FULL SWING; NOT ENOUGH ROOM TO SWING A CAT.

American Heritage Idioms

5 general:: swing (sth/sb) round [ M ] UK ( US swing (sth/sb) around ) to turn round quickly, or to turn something or someone round quickly • She heard a sudden noise behind her, and swung round to see who was there.

Cambridge-Phrasal Verbs