Tra từ swap - Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th

swap [swap swaps swapped swapping] (also swop)verb, noun BrE [swɒp] NAmE [swɑːp]
verb (-pp-)
1. intransitive, transitive to give sth to sb and receive sth in exchange
•~ (sth) (with sb) I've finished this magazine. Can I swap with you?
•~ sth for sth I swapped my red scarf for her blue one.
•~ sth Can we swap places? I can't see the screen.
•We spent the evening in the pub swapping stories (= telling each other stories) about our travels.
•~ sb sth for sth I swapped him my CD for his posters.
2. intransitive ~ (over) to start doing sb else's job, etc. while they do yours
•I'll drive there and then we'll swap over on the way back.
3. transitive (especially BrE)to replace one person or thing with another
•~ sb/sth (for sb/sth) I think I'll swap this sweater for one in another colour.
•~ sb/sth (over) I'm going to swap you over. Mike will go first and Jon will go second.
see change/swap places at ↑place _n.
Verb forms:

Word Origin:
Middle English (originally in the sense ‘throw forcibly’): probably imitative of a resounding blow. Current senses have arisen from an early use meaning ‘strike hands as a token of agreement’.

Example Bank:
•Can we swap places? I can't see the screen.
•I think I'll swap this sweater for one in another colour.
•I'll drive there and then we'll swap over on the way back.
•I've finished this magazine. Can I swap with you?
•We spent the evening in the bar swapping stories about our travels.

noun
1. usually singular an act of exchanging one thing or person for another
•Let's do a swap. You work Friday night and I'll do Saturday.
2. a thing or person that has been exchanged for another
•Most of my football stickers are swaps.

Word Origin:
Middle English (originally in the sense ‘throw forcibly’): probably imitative of a resounding blow. Current senses have arisen from an early use meaning ‘strike hands as a token of agreement’.

Example Bank:
•Let's do a straight swap— your guitar for my bike.
•The football managers agreed on swap deals involving their star players.
•a spy swap made between East and West Germany
•Let's do a swap. You work Friday night and I'll do Saturday.
•Why not arrange a job swap with someone in another city or state?

See also: ↑swop