sword[sɔ:d]n.1.■剑;刀;[军事俚语]刺刀2.■(军刀等的)权力象征;惩罚权3.■战斗,战争,屠杀;武力,军力4.■死亡(或毁灭)的原因,造成死亡(或毁灭、伤害)的根源5.■剑状物;(箭鱼的)剑状长上颚at swords' points相互敌视;剑拔弩张beat swords into ploughshares把刀剑打造成耕犁,偃武修文cross swords交战,争斗争论,交锋draw the sword拔剑开战measure swords斗剑,较量(决斗前)量剑的长度看是否相等争论,争辩put to the sword(用剑)杀死,处死(在战争中)屠杀put up(或 sheathe)the sword收剑入鞘偃旗息鼓,停止战争the Sword of State(或 Honour)[英国英语]御剑the sword of the spirit上帝的喻示throw one's sword into the scale以武力相威胁wear the sword当军人worry the sword(击剑时)连续快速劈刺
swordsword[sɔ:d]n.1.■剑, 刀, [军俚]刺刀2.■[the sword]武力; 战争; 兵[军、君]权; 屠杀cavalry sword马刀sharpen a sword磨刀the sword and the purse武力和财力the sword of justice司法权the sword of the Spirit上帝的话sword of State [honour]国剑(大节日在英王前所捧的宝剑)