sword
noun [ C ] uk/sɔːd/ us/sɔːrd/
B2 （尤指旧时使用的）剑，刀
a weapon with a long, sharp metal blade and a handle, used especially in the past
- More examples
- a sword with a steel blade
- a two-edged sword
Idioms
beat/turn swords into ploughsharesidiom literary 化剑为犁，偃武修文
to change to a peaceful way of life and spend money on peaceful things rather than weapons
put someone to the swordidiom literary 杀死（某人）
to kill someone
Thousands of innocents were put to the sword. 数千名无辜者被杀。
sword of Damoclesidiom 达摩克利斯剑（比喻随时可能发生的祸事）
If you have a sword of Damocles hanging over you/your head, something bad seems very likely to happen to you.
The threat of a cut in funding is hanging over the Opera House like a sword of Damocles. 政府威胁说要削减预算，这就好像是一把悬在歌剧院上方的达摩克利斯剑。