swim ring

swim ring — 名詞

1. a round, air-filled object made of soft plastic or rubber that a person, especia

1.名詞A2
釋義

游泳圈

充氣式浮水圈,供兒童戲水用

a round, air-filled object made of soft plastic or rubber that a person, especially a child, holds onto or wears around the waist to stay floating in water.

例句

The toddler held onto her pink swim ring as she kicked in the shallow end.

那名幼兒緊緊抓住她的粉紅色游泳圈,同時在淺水區踢水。

hold onto + swim ring

Theo pumped air into the swim ring until it felt firm.

Theo 把空氣打進游泳圈裡,直到它摸起來硬硬的。

pump air into a swim ring

同義詞
  • inflatable ring

    a more general term; 'swim ring' is the specific common name

  • pool float

    more common in American English; may refer to any floating toy, not only a ring shape

  • water ring

    less common alternative name

文法句型

a swim ring

swim rings (plural)

用法筆記

A swim ring is different from a life jacket — it is a toy for fun in calm water and does not keep an unconscious person afloat. Children should always be supervised when using one.

常見錯誤

She wore a swim ring on her arms.
She wore a swim ring around her waist.
💡a swim ring wraps around the waist or is held with the hands, not worn on the arms.