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关于《朗文当代高级英语辞典》
Language:
Old English
Origin:
sweord
sword
noun
sword
[
countable
]
1
a weapon with a long pointed blade and a handle
2
a/the sword of Damocles
literary
a bad thing that might happen at any time
:
The treaty
hung like a sword of Damocles over
French politics.
3
put somebody to the sword
literary
PMW
to kill someone with a sword
4
turn/beat swords into ploughshares
literary
to start using money, equipment, and skills for peaceful purposes rather than for fighting
➔ cross swords (with somebody)
at
cross
1
(
16
)
; ➔ double-edged sword
at
double-edged
(
1
)
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