"to move heavily or unsteadily," 1520s, probably from a Scandinavian source akin to Old Norse sveggja "to swing, sway," from the same source as Old English swingan "to swing" (see swing (v.)). Related: Swagged; swagging.
swag (n.)
1650s, "a lurching or swaying," from swag (v.). Meaning "ornamental festoon" (1794) is said to be probably a separate development from the verb (but see swage). Swag lamp attested from 1966.
Colloquial sense of "promotional material" (from recording companies, etc.) was in use by 2001; swag was English criminal's slang for "quantity of stolen property, loot" from c. 1839. This might be related to earlier senses of "round bag" (c. 1300) and "big, blustering fellow" (1580s), which may represent separate borrowings from the Scandinavian source. "The primary meaning was 'a bulging bag'" [Klein].
双语例句
1. Tom, something's always told me we'd never get holt of that swag. "
汤姆, 我总觉得,我们永远也得不到那份财宝. ”
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2. Can't we swag a fax machine and get it to this guy?
我们不能抢个传真机发给这家伙?
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3. Between him and Stevenson , Washington has swag to spare.
并且华盛顿认为还有一位选手水平与其相当:斯蒂文森.
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4. A man camp up one evening, humping his swag.
傍晚一个男子走过来, 背上背着行李包.
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5. Every morning, it is a tussle between staying in my swag ( bed ) or a hike.