swing, brandish, flourish, thrash, wave
这组词都可表示“挥动”。它们的区别是：
swing指有规律地前后、上下摆动,也指不停地转动; brandish强调挥舞某物以示威胁、恐吓; flourish指为了表示炫耀、喜悦或虚张声势而挥动手中的武器、棍棒等物; thrash指猛烈摆动,有时带有响声; wave指没有规律、节奏地波动或拍动。
swing, fluctuate, sway
这组词都可表示“前后、上下、来回摇摆”。它们的区别是：
swing指一边或一头固定在某处而另一边或另一头成弧形摆动; fluctuate指没有规律地上下起伏、波动; sway指灵活或不稳定的东西缓慢地晃动。
rock，sway，swing
这些动词都含“摇动”之意。
rock多指猛烈地摇动或摇晃。
sway主要指树枝等的来回摇动。
swing指有规律地前后、上下摆动，也可指不停地转动。
We saw the Park Keeper telling a bunch of older boys to get off the swings.
我们看到公园管理员让一些大男孩从秋千上下来。
——柯林斯例句
The recycling industry is particularly vulnerable to wild cyclical swings in the market.
回收工业经受不了市场价格的同期性激烈涨落.
辞典例句
The consecutive swings were becoming smaller and smaller as the candelabrum was slowly coming to rest.
随着烛架慢慢地将要停下来,连续的摆动越来越小了.
辞典例句
Dieters suffer from violent mood swings.
节食者会有激烈的情绪波动。
柯林斯例句
What you gain on the swings you'll probably lose on the roundabouts.
有所得也可能有所失.
辞典例句
There are swings and slides in the children's playground.
在儿童游戏场里有秋千和滑梯.
辞典例句
Larry began suffering severe headaches and violent mood swings.
拉里开始出现严重的头痛和剧烈的情绪波动。
柯林斯例句
A door swings on hinges.
门靠铰练转动.
辞典例句
He is liable to abrupt swings in mood, eg from happiness to despair.
他情绪极不稳定(如由高兴突然变为绝望).
辞典例句
He swings his arms as he walks.
他走路时摆动手臂.
辞典例句
The swings back and forth.
秋千前后摇摆.
辞典例句
The head swings like a stone on a rope.
脑袋象由绳子吊着的一块石头般不断地晃着.
辞典例句
He swings from wild optimism to total despair.
他由极其乐观一变而为完全绝望.
辞典例句
If the wind swings round, we will have to change the sails.
如果风向突然变了, 我们得换帆.
《简明英汉词典》
The quantity of " hot money " exaggerated still further the swings between currencies.
大量的 “ 追逐高利的流动资金 ” 进一步扩大了各种货币之间比值的浮动幅度.
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