late 14c., "act of propelling the body through water," verbal noun from swim (v.). Swimming hole is from 1855, American English; swimming pool is from 1881.
雙語例句
1. Swimming is probably the best form of exercise you can get.
游泳或許是現(xiàn)有的最佳鍛煉方式。
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2. There was swimming and sailing down on the lake.
有人在湖上游泳和揚(yáng)帆。
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3. He remembered mowing the lawn, lounging around the swimming pool.
他還記得修剪草坪、在泳池邊閑蕩的情景。
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4. Dangerous undertows make swimming unsafe along most of the coastline.
由于存在著危險(xiǎn)的下層逆流，在大部分海岸線附近游泳都不安全。
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5. At breakfast next morning my two grandsons were clamouring to go swimming.