swagger

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swag·ger1 /ˈswæɡə $ -ər/ verb [intransitiveI always + adverbadv/prepositionprep]

WALKto walk proudly, swinging your shoulders in a way that shows you are very confident – used to show disapproval 昂首阔步，大摇大摆地走，趾高气扬地走〔含贬义〕

He swaggered over towards me.

他趾高气扬地向我走来。

Examples from the Corpus

swagger• Young men modelled on a youthful Marlon Brando swaggering around their motorbikes.• Ali swaggered arrogantly into the boxing ring, as if he had already won the fight.• Sally's boyfriend came swaggering down the steps with his hands in his pockets.• You swagger in here, into my lady's chamber, and shout allegations yet show no evidence.• Malone swaggered menacingly up to me, coming in from the side.• Ro likes to swagger out of a dark booth as soon as some one buys me a drink.• She swaggered out of the door like a Mississippi gambler.• And every so often a transvestite would swagger past, some more obvious than others.• They hung around together in groups like adolescent boys anywhere, shy and giggling one minute, swaggering the next.

swagger2 noun [singular, uncountableU]

WALKa way of walking, talking, or behaving that shows you are very confident – used to show disapproval 趾高气扬；狂妄自大；自鸣得意〔含贬义〕

He walked in with a swagger.

他趾高气扬地走了进来。

Examples from the Corpus

swagger• A spark, a swagger, an aura of confidence.• Bernard left the room with a swagger, clearly pleased with himself.• Calman walked with a swagger, unusual for a lad of twelve years.• But above all Fitzgerald envied Hemingway's vigorous worldliness, his swagger and adventurism.• The drum-major was terrific, with his jaunty swagger, and the lads loved it.• Karlson is full of swagger when it comes to talking about his team.• None of the swagger this time.• They ran government trading at Salomon Brothers during the 1980s and early 1990s, ruling with swagger, bravado and hubris.

Origin swagger1

(1500-1600) Probably from swag (verb) ( → SWAG) + -er (as in chatter)

swag·ger1 verbswagger2 noun

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