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 Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++swap1 (also swop British English) /swɒp $ swɑːp/ ●●○ S3 verb (swapped, swapping)  1  EXCHANGE[intransitive, transitive] to give something to someone and get something in return 交换 SYN exchange Do you want to swap umbrellas? 你想交换雨伞吗？swap something for something He swapped his watch for a box of cigars. 他用手表换了一盒雪茄。swap something with somebody The girls chatted and swapped clothes with each other. 姑娘们聊着天，互相交换衣服穿。2  [transitive] to tell information to someone and be given information in return 交换〔信息〕 SYN exchange We need to get together to swap ideas and information. 我们得碰碰头，交换一下想法和信息。 They sat in a corner and swapped gossip. 他们坐在一个角落里，聊闲话。3  (also swap over) [intransitive, transitive] to do the thing that someone else has been doing, and let them do the thing that you have been doing 交换（工作） SYN change They decided to swap roles for the day. 他们决定当天互换角色。 You start on the windows and I’ll do the walls, then we can swap over after an hour or so. 你先从窗户开始，我来弄墙，过一个小时左右我们可以换过来。swap something with somebody She ended up swapping jobs with her secretary. 她最后和她的秘书换了工作。4  [transitive] to stop using or get rid of one thing and put or get another thing in its place 换用 The driver announced that we would have to swap buses. 司机通知我们必须换乘公共汽车。swap something for something She had swapped her long skirts for jeans and T-shirts. 她已经换下长裙，穿上了牛仔裤和T恤衫。 He swapped his London home for a cottage in Scotland. 他用伦敦的房子换了一栋在苏格兰的小别墅。5  [transitive] (also swap something around) to move one thing and put another in its place 调换…的位置 Someone had gone into the nursery and swapped all the babies around. 有人进过婴儿室，把所有婴儿都调换了位置。swap something with something Why don’t we swap the TV with the bookcase? 我们为什么不把电视机和书橱换个位置呢？6  swap places British EnglishEXCHANGE to let someone sit or stand in your place, so that you can have their place 互换位置[座位] SYN change places Can we swap places, please? 我们换一下位置好吗？→ See Verb table

Examples from the Corpus

swap• Jacky had the book I wanted, but wasn't willing to swap.• Then the cards were swapped around and everyone started again.• The reduction in scrolling and window swapping has made the whole computer feel better and more relaxing to use.• I'm trying to sell my bike, or swap it for a slightly bigger one.• Taylor offered to swap jobs with me.• There's no point swapping one 24-hour a day, seven days a week job for another.• You have to collect old papers and find the special places where they swap them in return for new toilet paper.swap something with somebody• I swapped hats with Mandy.swap2 (also swop British English) noun [countable] informal  1  [usually singular]EXCHANGE a situation in which you give something to someone and get another thing in return 交换，交易 SYN exchange a fair swap 公平交换 We can do a swap if you like. 如果你愿意我们可以交换。2. a situation in which people each do the job that the other usually does 交换工作

Examples from the Corpus

swap• If you are unable to sell your house, it is sometimes possible to arrange a swap.• Only child Adele wrote after reading about a local teenager who died waiting for a swap op.• The cost of a swap may also be varied.• a swap of arms for hostages• There are also likely to be provisions against losses on swap deals with local councils, which may be over £50million.do ... swap• If you can't work a particular shift, you can always do a swap with a colleague.From Longman Business Dictionaryswapswap1 /swɒpswɑːp/ (also swop British English) verb (swapped, swapping) [transitive] FINANCE to exchange one investment for anotherswap something for somethingInvestors have doubled their money afterswapping thebonds for a package of cash and shares.Employees were allowed to swap old, effectively worthlessstock for new options.→ See Verb tableswapswap2 (also swop British English) noun [countable] FINANCE an exchange of one investment for anotherThe tax-free stock swap was valued at almost $880 million.The Accounting Standards Board has launched a project to valuedebt-for-equity swaps more accurately. → currency swap → debt swap → interest rate swapOrigin swap1 (1500-1600) swap “to hit” ((14-19 centuries)), from the sound; from the practice of striking the hands together when agreeing a business deal

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swap¹ S3 (also swop British English) /swɒp $ swɑːp/ verb (past tense and past participle swapped, present participle swapping)1. [intransitive and transitive] to give something to someone and get something in return
   SYN  exchange:
    Do you want to swap umbrellas?
    swap something for something
    He swapped his watch for a box of cigars.
    swap something with somebody
    The girls chatted and swapped clothes with each other.
2. [transitive] to tell information to someone and be given information in return
   SYN  exchange:
    We need to get together to swap ideas and information.
    They sat in a corner and swapped gossip.
3. (also swap over) [intransitive and transitive] to do the thing that someone else has been doing, and let them do the thing that you have been doing
   SYN  change:
    They decided to swap roles for the day.
    You start on the windows and I’ll do the walls, then we can swap over after an hour or so.
    swap something with somebody
    She ended up swapping jobs with her secretary.
4. [transitive] to stop using or get rid of one thing and put or get another thing in its place:
    The driver announced that we would have to swap buses.
    swap something for something
    She had swapped her long skirts for jeans and T-shirts.
    He swapped his London home for a cottage in Scotland.
5. [transitive] (also swap something around) to move one thing and put another in its place:
    Someone had gone into the nursery and swapped all the babies around.
    swap something with something
    Why don’t we swap the TV with the bookcase?
6. swap places British English to let someone sit or stand in your place, so that you can have their place
   SYN  change places:
    Can we swap places, please?
     

THESAURUS

   ▪ exchange to give something to someone, and receive a similar thing from them at the same time. Exchange is often used about people telling each other about their ideas, phone numbers, addresses etc: They exchanged photographs before they met. | a place where people can exchange ideas | We exchanged email addresses. | if you are unhappy with the jacket, you can always take it back and exchange it for another one. | These coupons can be exchanged for meals and accommodation.
   ▪ change to exchange something, especially money. Also used in British English about exchanging something you have bought for something different: I need to change some dollars. | She changed all her money into euros. | We thought it was time we changed our car for something more modern.
   ▪ swap (also do a swap British English) informal to give something to someone, who gives you something similar: The two schools use the Internet to swap pictures, stories, and jokes. | I like your room better – do you want to do a swap?
   ▪ trade (also do a trade American English) to exchange something that you have for something that someone else has: The stolen phones are being traded for drugs. | The boys trade sports cards on the playground. | We've got lots of plants we don't need – do you want to do a trade?
   ▪ switch to change the places of two or more people or things, so that each one is in the place the other was before: Can I switch seats with you?
   ▪ reciprocate to do or give something, because someone has done or given something similar to you – a rather formal use: They invited us to dinner a while ago, and I'd like to reciprocate.
   ▪ in exchange/return (for something) if you give something in exchange or in return for something else, you give it in order to get something else back: Williams will plead guilty in exchange for a reduced sentence.

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swap² (also swop British English) noun [countable] informal
1. [usually singular] a situation in which you give something to someone and get another thing in return
   SYN  exchange:
    a fair swap
    We can do a swap if you like.
2. a situation in which people each do the job that the other usually does