swoop
verb · nounA2Định nghĩa theo từ loại
Động từ
verb- 1.
(intransitive)To fly or glide downwards suddenly; to plunge (in the air) or nosedive.
The lone eagle swooped down into the lake, snatching its prey, a small fish.
Đồng nghĩa: stoop
- 2.
(intransitive)To move swiftly, as if with a sweeping movement, especially to attack something.
The dog had enthusiastically swooped down on the bone.
- 3.
(transitive)To fall on at once and seize; to catch while on the wing.
And his Eagles, which can with the same ease as a kite swoops a chicken, snatch up a strong built Chamber of wood 12 foot square, & well crampt & fortified with Iron, with all its furniture, & a man besides, & carry it to the Clouds?
- 4.
(transitive)To seize; to catch up; to take with a sweep.
- 5.
(intransitive)To pass with pomp; to sweep.
- 6.
(British, slang)(British, prison slang) To search the ground for discarded cigarette butts that can be made into new cigarettes.
Danh từ
noun- 1.
An instance, or the act of suddenly plunging downward.
The quality of decision is like the well-timed swoop of a falcon which enables it to strike and destroy its victim. – Sun Tzu
- 2.
A sudden act of seizing.
- 3.
(music) A quick passage from one note to the next.
Từ liên quan
Đồng nghĩa
Cùng gốc / liên quan
Từ có viền nét liền là đã có mục từ; viền nét đứt là chưa có trong dữ liệu.
Nguồn gốc từ
swaip. See also sweep, which was probably the basis for analogical restoration of in this word.