swan
n
1 large graceful (usu white) water-bird with a long thin neck 天鹅. =>illus at App 1 见附录1插图, page v.
2 (idm 习语) all sb's geese are swans => goose. swan, v (-nn-) [Ipr, Ip]
~ off, around, etc (infml derog 口, 贬) go off, around, etc in a leisurely but irresponsible manner 优游自在而不负责任地走开、 闲逛等
swanning around (the town) in her new sports car when she should have been at work 在本该她工作的时间, 却开著她那辆新跑车(在城里)到处兜风
Are you swanning off on holiday again? 你又是一走了之度假去了吗?
By 1820 the population of New York had grown to about 125,000, making it the largest city in the USA.
到1820年,纽约市的人口增长到12。5万人左右,使它成了当时美国最大的城市。
New Zealand is an impotant agricultural country with a small population. In size it is bigger than Guangdong Province, yet has a much smaller population.
新西兰是一个人口很少的重要的农业国。新西兰的面积比广东省大,但人口却少得多。
North Island is famous for an area of hot springs, some of which throw hot water high into the air.