sword
/sɔ:d; sɔrd/ n
1 weapon with a long thin metal blade and a protected handle （用作武器有防护手柄的）剑, 刀
draw/sheathe one's sword, ie take it out of/put it into its sheath 把剑拔出[插入鞘中].
2 (idm 习语) cross swords => cross2. fire and sword => fire1. the pen is mightier than the sword => pen1. put sb to the `sword (dated or rhet 旧或修辞) kill sb with a sword 用刀或剑杀死某人.