"swim" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 游泳

Definition

指用手臂、腿或身體在水中移動。也可以指為了鍛鍊、娛樂或運動而在水裡活動。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

'Swim' 表示一般的「游泳」這個動作，'go swimming' 則常表示把游泳當成一項活動去進行：'I swim every day' 和 'We go swimming on weekends.' 常見搭配有 'swim in the pool'、'swim across the river'、'swim underwater'。不要和 'float' 混淆，後者是指不主動移動、只是漂在水面上。

Examples

I swim in the pool every Saturday.

我每個星期六都在游泳池裡**游泳**。

Can your little brother swim?

你弟弟會**游泳**嗎？

We swam in the lake last summer.

去年夏天我們在湖裡**游泳**了。

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

今天太冷了，不適合**游泳**，連我都覺得冷。

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

我們小時候常常在河裡**游泳**。

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

我不是很厲害的**游泳者**，但我**游泳**還算可以。