swan 音标拼音: [sw'ɑn] [sw'ɔn]
n . 天鹅,歌星,诗人
vi . 闲荡,蜿蜒而行
天鹅,歌星,诗人闲荡,蜿蜒而行
swan n 1 :
stately heavy -
bodied aquatic bird with very long neck and usually white plumage as adult v 1 :
to declare or affirm solemnly and formally as true ; "
Before God I swear I am innocent " [
synonym : {
affirm }, {
verify },
{
assert }, {
avow }, {
aver }, {
swan }, {
swear }]
2 :
move about aimlessly or without any destination ,
often in search of food or employment ; "
The gypsies roamed the woods ";
"
roving vagabonds "; "
the wandering Jew "; "
The cattle roam across the prairie "; "
the laborers drift from one town to the next "; "
They rolled from town to town " [
synonym : {
roll },
{
wander }, {
swan }, {
stray }, {
tramp }, {
roam }, {
cast }, {
ramble },
{
rove }, {
range }, {
drift }, {
vagabond }]
3 :
sweep majestically ; "
Airplanes were swanning over the mountains "
Swan \
Swan \ (
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n . [
AS .
swan ;
akin to D .
zwaan ,
OHG .
swan ,
G .
schwan ,
Icel .
svanr ,
Sw .
svan ,
Dan .
svane ;
and perhaps to E .
sound something audible .]
1 . (
Zool .)
Any one of numerous species of large aquatic birds belonging to {
Cygnus }, {
Olor },
and allied genera of the subfamily {
Cygninae }.
They have a large and strong beak and a long neck ,
and are noted for their graceful movements when swimming .
Most of the northern species are white .
In literature the swan was fabled to sing a melodious song ,
especially at the time of its death .
[
1913 Webster ]
Note :
The European white ,
or mute ,
swan ({
Cygnus gibbus }),
which is most commonly domesticated ,
bends its neck in an S -
shaped curve .
The whistling ,
or trumpeting ,
swans of the genus {
Olor }
do not bend the neck in an S -
shaped curve ,
and are noted for their loud and sonorous cry ,
due to complex convolutions of the windpipe .
To this genus belong the European whooper ,
or whistling swan ({
Olor cygnus }),
the American whistling swan ({
Olor Columbianus }),
and the trumpeter swan ({
Olor buccinator }).
The Australian black swan ({
Chenopis atrata })
is dull black with white on the wings ,
and has the bill carmine ,
crossed with a white band .
It is a very graceful species and is often domesticated .
The South American black -
necked swan ({
Sthenelides melancorypha })
is a very beautiful and graceful species ,
entirely white ,
except the head and neck ,
which are dark velvety seal -
brown .
Its bill has a double bright rose -
colored knob .
[
1913 Webster ]
2 .
Fig .:
An appellation for a sweet singer ,
or a poet noted for grace and melody ;
as Shakespeare is called the swan of Avon .
[
1913 Webster ]
3 . (
Astron .)
The constellation Cygnus .
[
1913 Webster ]
{
Swan goose } (
Zool .),
a bird of India ({
Cygnopsis cygnoides })
resembling both the swan and the goose .
{
Swan shot },
a large size of shot used in fowling .
[
1913 Webster ]
66 Moby Thesaurus words for "
swan ":
alabaster ,
avifauna ,
baby bird ,
bird ,
bird of Jove ,
bird of Juno ,
bird of Minerva ,
bird of night ,
bird of passage ,
bird of prey ,
birdie ,
birdlife ,
birdy ,
cage bird ,
chalk ,
chick ,
cygnet ,
diving bird ,
dove ,
driven snow ,
eagle ,
eaglet ,
fish -
eating bird ,
fledgling ,
fleece ,
flightless bird ,
flour ,
foam ,
fowl ,
fruit -
eating bird ,
fulmar ,
game bird ,
insect -
eating bird ,
ivory ,
lily ,
maggot ,
migrant ,
migratory bird ,
milk ,
nestling ,
oscine bird ,
owl ,
paper ,
passerine bird ,
peacock ,
peafowl ,
peahen ,
pearl ,
perching bird ,
pigeon ,
ratite ,
sea bird ,
seed -
eating bird ,
sheet ,
shore bird ,
silver ,
snow ,
songbird ,
squab ,
storm petrel ,
stormy petrel ,
wading bird ,
warbler ,
water bird ,
waterfowl ,
wildfowl
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