swig

名词 n. 动词 v.
中文释义
英 /swɪɡ/    美 /swɪɡ/

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. Drink, liquor. obsolete
  2. A long draught from a drink. broadly
    — take a swig of whisky
  3. A person who drinks deeply. obsolete
  4. A tackle with ropes which are not parallel.
  5. Warm beer flavoured with spices, lemon, etc.
动词 v.
  1. To drink (usually by gulping or in a greedy or unrefined manner); to quaff.
    — That sailor can swig whisky with the best of 'em.
  2. To suck. obsolete
    — As sucking Colts leap when they swig the Teat
  3. To take up the last bit of slack in rigging by taking a single turn around a cleat, then hauling on the line above and below the cleat while keeping tension on the line.

词形变化

swigs present,singular,third-person swigging participle,present swigged participle,past swigged past swigs plural

词汇关系

衍生词
swigger

词源

词源 1
Unknown, mid 16th c. Perhaps connected with Old English swelgan (“to swallow”).
词源 2
Unknown, mid 16th c. Perhaps connected with Old English swelgan (“to swallow”).
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