sword

 Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++sword /sɔːd $ sɔːrd/ ●●○ noun [countable]  1. KILLa weapon with a long pointed blade and a handle 剑；刀2  a/the sword of Damocles literaryKILL a bad thing that might happen at any time 达摩克利斯之剑〔喻指随时可能发生的坏事〕 The treaty hung like a sword of Damocles over French politics. 这个条约好像一把达摩克利斯之剑悬在法国政坛之上。3. put somebody to the sword literaryPMW to kill someone with a sword 用剑刺死某人4. turn/beat swords into ploughshares literary to start using money, equipment, and skills for peaceful purposes rather than for fighting 铸剑为犁；偃武修文 → cross swords (with somebody) at cross1(16), → double-edged sword at double-edged(1)

Examples from the Corpus

sword• As soon as a key was inserted it rang a loud alarm bell and palace guards would rush in with drawn swords.• Ramsay's lance snapped off, broken, and left his right arm and hand too numb to draw his sword.• Sauron's army is so overcome with fear that no swords are drawn and they run away.• Kruger's sword shook slightly as the dart struck his arm.• Setting one foot upon Asterion, he gripped the sword, twisted it, and pulled the blade free of the wound.• The sword was later recovered from a long forgotten underground lair by a combined expedition of Dwarfs and Men.• Their swords rang together, and Riven knew he was the weaker man.Origin sword Old English sweord

sword nounChinese  

a a Corpus handle weapon pointed and long with a blade

sword
sword /sɔːd $ sɔːrd/ noun [countable]
1. a weapon with a long pointed blade and a handle
2. a/the sword of Damocles literary a bad thing that might happen at any time:
    The treaty hung like a sword of Damocles over French politics.
3. put somebody to the sword literary to kill someone with a sword
4. turn/beat swords into ploughshares literary to start using money, equipment, and skills for peaceful purposes rather than for fighting
⇨ cross swords (with somebody) at cross¹(16), ⇨ double-edged sword at double-edged(1)

swordBrE /sɔːd/ 🔊NAmE /sɔːrd/ 🔊 noun

a weapon with a long metal blade and a handle 剑；刀◆to draw/sheathe a sword (= to take it out of/put it into its cover) 拔剑；把剑插入鞘

battery, charge, conduct, connect, electricity, generate, insulate, power, switch, wire

●put sb to the ˈsword(old-fashioned or literary) to kill sb with a sword 用剑刺死某人●a/the sword of ˈDamocles(literary) a bad or an unpleasant thing that might happen to you at any time and that makes you feel worried or frightened 达摩克利斯之剑（喻指令人忧虑或畏惧的、随时可能降临的灾祸） ORIGIN From the legend in which Damocles had to sit at a meal at the court of Dionysius with a sword hanging by a single hair above his head. He had praised Dionysius' happiness, and Dionysius wanted him to understand how quickly happiness can be lost. 源自达摩克利斯 (Damocles) 在利剑下用餐的传说。达摩克利斯曾赞美狄俄尼索斯所享受的幸福，后者请他在宫中饮宴，命人将一把利剑用一根头发悬挂于他头顶，以此让他明白幸福易逝。●turn swords into ˈploughshares(literary) to stop fighting and return to peaceful activities 铸剑为犁；化干戈为玉帛；偃武修文●cross ˈswords (with sb)to fight or argue with sb （与某人）交锋，争论●be a double-edged ˈsword/ˈweaponto be sth that has both advantages and disadvantages 既有优点也有缺点；是一把双刃剑●the ˌpen is ˌmightier than the ˈsword(saying) people who write books, poems, etc. have a greater effect on history and human affairs than soldiers and wars 笔诛胜于剑伐