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swim

Nội động từNgoại động từ[C/U] Cả hai
Số nhiều: swimsQuá khứ: swamPhân từ 2: swumV-ing: swimmingSo sánh hơn: nullSo sánh nhất: null

This word emphasizes the mechanical act of propulsion. It carries a feeling of fluidity and rhythmic exertion. While floating is passive, swimming is an intentional, energetic engagement with a liquid environment. In a psychological or professional sense, the term often describes being overwhelmed. When someone is swimming in debt or swimming in work, the image is one of being submerged in a vast quantity of something, struggling to keep their head above the surface.

Countable when referring to a specific session of exercise in a pool. Uncountable when referring to the general sport or activity.

Ý nghĩa

Nội động từ
[doing]

To move through water by using limbs or fins.

"The dolphins swim gracefully."

Ngoại động từ
[someone][something]

To move someone or something through water.

"The current swam the debris downstream."

Danh từ
[someone][something]

An act of swimming for exercise or pleasure.

"I went for a morning swim."

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