单词 | swill |
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音标 | [swil] |
解释 | v.冲洗;痛饮 |
红宝书 | 【英】 v.冲洗 (wash, drench);痛饮(guzzle) 【考】 swill : sip / gobble : nibble(狂饮对啜饮/狼吞虎 咽对小口食用)反义词:sip(啜饮) 【记】 注意不要和swell(肿 大)相混 【例】 swilled my tea in two gulps |
字源 | swill (n.) "liquid kitchen refuse fed to pigs," 1550s, from swill (v.). swill (v.) Old English swilian, swillan "to wash out, gargle," probably from Proto-Germanic *swil-, related to the root of swallow (v.). Meaning "drink greedily" is from 1530s. Related: Swilled; swilling. |
不择手段背单词 | v. (粗俗或贪婪地)痛饮; 冲洗 【记】swill以后, 肚子就会swell(v 肿大) 【类】swill: sip = gobble: nibble狂饮不是啜饮 = 狼吞虎咽不是小口食用 【反】sip(v 小口啜饮) |
趣味全助记 | 【记】音:洗,水 + well 井水,用井水冲洗,痛饮;音:水碗,用水碗冲洗或痛饮 【相关】swell 膨胀,增大,与swell的区别在于swill接近spill (水)溢出 |
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