swag
swag
noun
[with obj.]
noun
- an ornamental festoon of flowers, fruit, and greenery
（花朵，水果，草木）垂挂装饰物
ribbon-tied swags of flowers.
丝带扎起的花朵垂饰。
■a carved or painted representation of such a festoon
雕刻或绘制的垂花饰
fine plaster swags.
精致的石膏垂彩。
■a curtain or piece of fabric fastened so as to hang in a drooping curve
彩幕；帷幕 - [mass noun](informal)money or goods taken by a thief or burglar
(非正式)赃物
garden machinery is the most popular swag.
园艺机械最受盗贼青睐。 - (Austral./NZ)a traveller's or miner's bundle of personal belongings
(澳/新西兰)（旅行者或矿工的）行囊
■(Austral./NZ)(informal)a large number or amount
(澳／新西兰，非正式)许多；大量
Howard has promised me a swag of goodies.
霍华德答应过要送给我好多好吃的东西。
[with obj.]
- arrange in or decorate with a swag or swags of fabric
用垂彩装饰
swag the fabric gracefully over the curtain tie-backs.
把布优雅地垂挂到帘扣带上。
[as adj. swagged]the swagged contours of nomads' tents.
游牧帐篷上的垂彩轮廓。 - (Austral./NZ)travel with one's personal belongings in a bundle
(澳/新西兰)携带行囊旅行
swagging it in Queensland.
在昆士兰州背着行囊旅行。
swagging my way up to the Northern Territory.
我携带行囊一路走到北部地区。 - [no obj.](chiefly poetic/literary)hang heavily
(主诗/文)垂下
the crinkly old hide swags here and there.
到处都挂着起皱的旧皮革。
■sway from side to side
摇晃
the stout chief sat swagging from one side to the other of the carriage.
强壮的头领坐在马车上摇来晃去。
- Middle English (in the sense 'bulging bag'): probably of Scandinavian origin. The original sense of the verb (early 16th cent.) was 'cause to sway or sag'
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