late 14c., "act of propelling the body through water," verbal noun from swim (v.). Swimming hole is from 1855, American English; swimming pool is from 1881.
双语例句
1. Swimming is probably the best form of exercise you can get.
游泳或许是现有的最佳锻炼方式。
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2. There was swimming and sailing down on the lake.
有人在湖上游泳和扬帆。
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3. He remembered mowing the lawn, lounging around the swimming pool.
他还记得修剪草坪、在泳池边闲荡的情景。
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4. Dangerous undertows make swimming unsafe along most of the coastline.
由于存在着危险的下层逆流，在大部分海岸线附近游泳都不安全。
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5. At breakfast next morning my two grandsons were clamouring to go swimming.
