Swimmingly 順利地

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Great Britain's Oliver Hynd races to victory in the Men's 200m individual medley. Photo: Lynne Cameron/PA

Oliver Hynd set a new European record to take gold in the SM8 200m individual medley, by completing the race in 2 minutes 24.63 seconds. The 17-year-old had already won a silver and a bronze in the 2012 Paralympics Games. Hynd's brother, Sam, was also competing in the race and came fourth.

Oliver Hynd 在奪下 200 米個人混合泳SM8類別比賽金牌的同時也創下了最新歐洲紀錄,他以兩分 24.63 秒的成績完成了比賽。這名年僅17歲的小將已經在本屆殘奧會上取得了一銀一銅的好成績。他的兄弟 Sam 也參加了這個項目的決賽,取得了第四名的成績。

當我們用副詞 swimmingly 來形容某一件事情的進展情況時,意思就是說事情進行得非常順利,輕輕鬆鬆,沒有任何問題。

I organised a dinner party and it all went swimmingly. The guests enjoyed themselves and chatted until the early hours of the morning.

Things are going swimmingly this year; we've made a significant profit and employed two more people.

Today isn't exactly going swimmingly. I arrived at work late and now I can't find my mobile phone!

另一個短語 swimming in something, 意思是充滿了或大量擁有。

The cake was swimming in custard - it was delicious!

Alan is swimming in money and yet he never buys anyone a drink.