swan
swan — 名詞
1. A graceful bird with white feathers and a long, slender neck, commonly seen swim
天鵝
一種優雅的大型白色水鳥
A graceful bird with white feathers and a long, slender neck, commonly seen swimming on lakes and rivers.
Hana spotted a white swan gliding across the lake near her grandmother's house.
Hana 在她外婆家附近的湖邊看到一隻白天鵝滑過水面。
a white swan — colour + noun pattern
A park ranger warned visitors not to feed swans bread as it harms their health.
公園管理員警告遊客不要餵天鵝吃麵包，因為那會傷害牠們的健康。
A pair of swans built a nest among the reeds near the pond.
一對天鵝在池塘附近的蘆葦叢中築了一個巢。
Trang watched a swan stretch its long neck to reach water plants below the surface.
Trang 看著一隻天鵝伸長脖子，去夠水面下的水草。
Every winter the swans gather along the riverbank near Caleb's village before flying further south.
每年冬天，天鵝群會聚集在 Caleb 家附近的河岸上，然後繼續飛往更南邊的地方。
文法句型
a [adjective] swan
pair of swans
swan + verb
用法筆記
Swan can refer to either the singular bird or the species generally. A male swan is called a cob, a female a pen, and a young swan a cygnet — though these terms are rarely needed by learners.
常見錯誤
swan — 動詞
1. To move or travel in a relaxed, unhurried way, typically without a clear purpose
閒逛；晃蕩
從容不迫地四處走動，常帶給人懶散之感
To move or travel in a relaxed, unhurried way, typically without a clear purpose and in a manner that others may consider irresponsible or annoying.
Quinn spent the afternoon swanning around the city instead of finishing the monthly sales report.
Quinn 整個下午在城裡閒逛，並沒有完成月度銷售報告。
swanning around + place — British informal pattern for relaxed wandering
Christopher swanned into the meeting twenty minutes late, looking completely relaxed and unconcerned.
Christopher 遲到了二十分鐘才晃進會議室，一副從容自在、毫不在意的樣子。
While the rest of the team worked late, Roya swanned off to a weekend spa.
團隊其他成員加班時，Roya 卻自顧自地去度週末水療假期了。
Élise's flatmate kept swanning about the kitchen on the phone while dishes piled up.
Élise 的室友一直在廚房裡晃來晃去打電話，碗盤堆得到處都是。
Hamza told his team they could not swan off for lunch before the deadline.
Hamza 告訴團隊成員，在截止日期前他們不能就這麼溜走去吃午餐。
文法句型
swan + around/about/off
swan + prepositional phrase
用法筆記
Almost always used with a particle (around, about, off) or a directional phrase. Carries a mildly critical tone — the speaker feels the person should be more serious or hardworking. Common in British English but rare in American English.