柯林斯詞典sword /s??d/ (swords) 1. N-COUNT A sword is a weapon with a handle and a long sharp blade. 劍2. PHRASE If you cross swords with someone, you disagree with them and argue with them about something. 爭論 ...a candidate who's crossed swords with labour by supporting the free-trade pact. …一位因支持自由貿易協(xié)定而與工黨爭論的候選人。3. PHRASE If you say that something is a double-edged sword, you mean that it has negative effects as well as positive effects. 雙刃劍 A person's looks are a double-edged sword. Sometimes it works in your favour, sometimes it works against you. 一個人的相貌是一把雙刃劍。有時它對你有利，有時又對你不利。 返回 sword劍橋詞典a weapon with a long , sharp metal blade and a handle , used especially in the past （尤指舊時使用的）劍，刀 範例 a sword with a steel blade a two-edged sword習語beat/turn swords into ploughshares put sb to the sword sword of Damocles 返回 sword