swim
- v. 游泳
- v. 感到眩晕
- n. 游泳
- Definition
- v. to move through water
- v. to feel dizzy as if everything is spinning
- n. an act of moving through water using your body
- Example
- We swim in the lake every summer when the weather is warm.
- 每年夏天天气暖和的时候，我们都会去湖里游泳。
Synonyms & Differences 近义词辨析
Compared meaning: swimming, used as a noun (noun).
比较义项：游泳（名词）。
- swim 本词
Swim is a countable noun for a single occasion of swimming, often used with a or go for a, as in go for a swim; it names one specific instance, not the activity in general.
swim是可数名词，指某一次具体的游泳活动，常与“a”或“go for a”连用，如“go for a swim”（去游一次泳），强调单次的游泳行为，而不是游泳这项运动或活动本身。
He took a quick swim in the pool before dinner.
他晚饭前在泳池里快速游了一次泳。
- swimming
Swimming is an uncountable noun for the activity or sport of moving through water, used without an article, as when describing exercise, hobbies, or Olympic events.
swimming是不可数名词，指游泳这项运动或活动本身，通常不加冠词直接使用，用来谈论游泳作为锻炼方式、爱好或奥运项目等。
Swimming has been part of the Olympics since 1896.
游泳自1896年起就是奥运会的项目之一。
Both words relate to swimming, but the grammar differs. Swim is a countable noun for one occasion of swimming, often used as go for a swim; it names one specific instance. Swimming is an uncountable noun for the activity or sport, used without an article.
swim和swimming在“游泳”这一意义上容易混淆：swim是可数名词，指某一次具体的游泳活动；swimming是不可数名词，指游泳这项运动或活动整体，用法更宽泛。这里不比较swim用作动词表示“游”的用法，也不比较swimming作为动名词或形容词修饰语（如swimming pool“游泳池”）中的用法。