"swim" in Chinese (Simplified)

• 游泳

Definition

指用手臂、腿或身体在水中移动。也可以指为了锻炼、娱乐或运动而在水里活动。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

'Swim' 表示一般的“游泳”这一动作，'go swimming' 则常表示把游泳当作一项活动去进行：'I swim every day' 和 'We go swimming on weekends.' 常见搭配有 'swim in the pool'、'swim across the river'、'swim underwater'。不要和 'float' 混淆，后者是指不主动移动、只是漂在水面上。

Examples

I swim in the pool every Saturday.

我每个星期六都在游泳池里**游泳**。

Can your little brother swim?

你弟弟会**游泳**吗？

We swam in the lake last summer.

去年夏天我们在湖里**游泳**了。

It's too cold to swim today, even for me.

今天太冷了，不适合**游泳**，连我都觉得冷。

We used to swim in the river when we were kids.

我们小时候常常在河里**游泳**。

I'm not a great swimmer, but I can swim well enough.

我不是很厉害的**游泳者**，但我**游泳**还算可以。