sword
n
1 weapon with a long thin metal blade and a protected handle (用作武器有防護手柄的)劍, 刀
draw/sheathe one's sword, ie take it out of/put it into its sheath 把劍拔出[插入鞘中].
2 (idm 習語) cross swords => cross2. fire and sword => fire1. the pen is mightier than the sword => pen1. put sb to the `sword (dated or rhet 舊或修辭) kill sb with a sword 用刀或劍殺死某人.
?? 考研助記
s(蛇)+word(說話):蛇說話吐出的舌頭像一把 劍
?? 擴展釋義
*[s?:d]n. 刀, 劍, 戰爭, 武力, 劍狀物相關詞組: put to the sword put up the sword
?? 同詞根單詞
swayvi. 搖擺;歪,傾斜;改變;
vt. 使前后或來回搖擺;使傾斜;[航海]升起桅桿;
n. 搖擺;支配,統治;
swiftadj. 迅速的;敏捷的;立刻的;突然發生的;
n. 雨燕;環球金融同業電訊會;[人]斯威夫特,《格利佛游記》作者;
adv. 迅速地,敏捷地;
swampn. 沼澤(地);濕地;
vt. 淹沒;使沉沒;使陷入困難;忙得不可開交;
vi. 淹沒,沉沒;
From this we get the expression to make a beeline for someone or something, which means to go quickly along a straight direct course for someone or something.
從這里我們得到一條短語"to make a beeline for someone or something,意思是迅速地沿著一條直線向某人或某物走去。