| 单词 | swipe |
| 释义 | swipe (swaɪp ) Word forms: swipes , swiping , swiped 1. verb If you swipe at a person or thing, you try to hit them with a stick or other object, making a swinging movement with your arm. She swiped at Rusty as though he was a fly. [VERB + at] He swiped me across the shoulder with the poker. [VERB noun] Synonyms: hit out, strike, slap, lash out at Swipe is also a noun. He took a swipe at Andrew that deposited him on the floor. 2. verb If you swipe something, you steal it quickly. [informal] Five soldiers were each fined £140 for swiping a wheelchair from a disabled tourist. [VERB noun] Everywhere I went, people kept trying to swipe my copy of The New York Times. [VERB noun] Synonyms: steal, nick [slang, mainly British], pinch [informal], lift [informal] 3. countable noun If you take a swipe at a person or an organization, you criticize them, usually in an indirect way. The song took a swipe at greedy property developers. In a swipe at the President, he called for an end to 'begging for aid around the world'. 4. verb If you swipe a credit card or swipe card through a machine, you pass it through a narrow space in the machine so that the machine can read information on the card's magnetic strip. Swipe your card through the phone, then dial. [V n + through] 5. verb If you swipe, you move your finger across the screen of a phone or computer in order to give it an instruction. Swipe right to answer the call, or swipe left to dismiss the call. [VERB adverb] Swipe the screen to unlock. [VERB noun] Collocations: take a swipe Those 'friends' speaking on behalf of the principal players are not above embroidering the facts to take a swipe at their adversaries. Times, Sunday Times Many have been waiting for years to take a swipe. The Sun With admirable economy, the story manages to take a swipe at social services, portray real empathy between the characters and show what loss means. Times, Sunday Times I don't mind a little banter from those who want to take a swipe at me online. The Sun I took a swipe at a leg break, missed and fell flat on my face. The Times Literary Supplement Translations: Chinese: 抡打 Japanese: ぶん殴る |
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