swish
/swɪʃ/ (bre, ipa) · [swˈɪʃ] /swɪʃ/ (ame, ipa) · [swˈɪʃ] /ˈswish How to pronounce swish (audio)/ (ame, mw)
swish — 動詞
- swishpresent simple I / you / we / they
- swisheshe / she / it
- swishedpast simple
- swishing-ing form
1. to travel through the air with a soft sweeping noise, or to make something move
掠過；甩動
快速掠過空中，並帶出輕柔刷響
to travel through the air with a soft sweeping noise, or to make something move that way.
Long grass swished against Aylin's boots as she crossed the wet field.
Aylin 走過濕地時，長草刷地掠過她的靴子。
intransitive: moving thing as subject
Hassan swished the curtain aside and stepped into the dark room.
Hassan 刷地把窗簾甩到一旁，走進昏暗的房間。
transitive: swish + object + aside
The train doors swished shut just before Benjamin reached the platform.
Benjamin 快到月台時，列車門刷地一聲關上了。
A loose branch swished past the window during the night storm.
暴風雨的夜裡，一根鬆動的樹枝刷地掠過窗邊。
文法句型
something swishes past/against/through something
swish + noun phrase + aside/past
用法筆記
The subject is often cloth, grass, a branch, or another light thing moving quickly. In the transitive pattern, someone makes the object move with a sweeping motion.
常見錯誤
2. in basketball, to send the ball straight through the hoop without it touching th
空心入籃
球直接穿網入框，沒碰框或板
in basketball, to send the ball straight through the hoop without it touching the rim or board.
Daichi swished the free throw to tie the game.
Daichi 那記罰球空心入籃，把比分追平了。
basketball: swish + free throw
The guard swished a three-pointer from the left corner.
那名後衛從左側底角投進一記空心三分。
basketball: swish + three-pointer
Christopher swished the ball cleanly through the net in practice.
Christopher 練習時把球乾淨地空心穿網。
After two misses, Ignacio finally swished the winning shot.
連兩投失手後，Ignacio 終於用致勝球空心入籃。
文法句型
swish + free throw/shot/three-pointer
swish the ball through the net
用法筆記
This sense is only for basketball shots that go straight in without a bounce off the rim or backboard. It does not refer to an ordinary pass or throw.
常見錯誤
swish — 形容詞
- swishpositive
- swishercomparative
- swishestsuperlative
1. stylish in a polished way that suggests money, comfort, or good taste.
時髦；高級
講究又有品味，常讓人覺得不便宜
stylish in a polished way that suggests money, comfort, or good taste.
Yael walked into the party wearing a swish black coat.
Yael 穿著一件時髦的黑色外套走進派對。
adjective before noun
The couple booked a swish hotel near the river for the wedding.
那對新人為婚禮訂了河邊一家很高級的飯店。
The restaurant looks swish, but the lunch menu is affordable.
那家餐廳看起來很時髦，但午餐其實不貴。
Sari felt out of place in the swish private club downtown.
Sari 在那間時髦的私人俱樂部裡覺得格格不入。
- plain
simple in appearance, without any stylish or expensive feel
文法句型
a swish hotel/coat/club
look swish
用法筆記
This informal British adjective is often used for clothes, hotels, restaurants, and other places or things that look expensive and socially polished.
常見錯誤
swish — 名詞
- swishsingular
- swishesplural
1. a soft sweeping noise, or a quick brush-like movement that produces it.
刷響；一揮
快速掠過時的聲響，或那一下甩動
a soft sweeping noise, or a quick brush-like movement that produces it.
With a swish of her skirt, Dahlia turned toward the stage.
Dahlia 轉向舞台時，裙子一揮，發出刷地一聲。
pattern: with a swish of + noun
The arrow passed with a swish and hit the straw target.
箭咻地飛過，帶著一聲刷響射中稻草靶。
Shanti heard a swish behind the curtain and froze.
Shanti 聽見窗簾後面傳來一聲刷響，立刻愣住了。
With one swish of the mop, the spilled juice was gone.
拖把只一揮，灑出的果汁就不見了。
文法句型
with a swish
a swish of + noun
用法筆記
This noun often appears in 'with a swish' for a quick smooth movement, or 'a swish of...' when you name the thing making the sound.
常見錯誤
2. in basketball, a shot that drops straight through the hoop without grazing the r
空心球
直接穿網入籃的那記好球
in basketball, a shot that drops straight through the hoop without grazing the rim or backboard.
The crowd cheered after Aylin's clean swish from the corner.
Aylin 從底角投出的那記空心球，讓全場觀眾歡呼。
basketball noun: clean swish
That swish gave the home team a two-point lead.
那記空心球讓主隊取得兩分領先。
Everyone in the gym heard the swish before the buzzer sounded.
蜂鳴器響前，球館裡每個人都先聽見那記空心球的刷網聲。
Benjamin replayed the swish on his phone after the game.
Benjamin 賽後在手機上重看了那記空心球。
- miss
a shot that does not go in
文法句型
a clean swish
hear the swish
score with a swish
用法筆記
This noun is specific to basketball and names the made shot itself, often with attention to the clean sound of the ball going through the net.