英语词汇“swat”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

swatswat /swɑt/ verb (swatted, swatting) [transitive]

ETYMOLOGYswat

Origin: 1600-1700 squat in its original meaning to crush (13-19 centuries)

VERB TABLE

swat

Simple Form
Present	I, you, we, they	swat
	he, she, it	swats
Past	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	swatted
Present perfect	I, you, we, they	have swatted
	he, she, it	has swatted
Past perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	had swatted
Future	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will swat
Future perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will have swatted

Continuous Form
Present	I	am swatting
	he, she, it	is swatting
	you, we, they	are swatting
Past	I, he, she, it	was swatting
	you, we, they	were swatting
Present perfect	I, you, we, they	have been swatting
	he, she, it	has been swatting
Past perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	had been swatting
Future	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will be swatting
Future perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will have been swatting

1to hit an insect to try to kill it2to hit someone on the bottom with your open hand or an object, especially as a punishment SYN spank3to hit something with your open hand, especially in a way that makes it move or change direction SYN slap: She swatted his hand away. [Origin: 1600–1700 squat in its original meaning to crush (13–19 centuries)]—swat noun [countable]swat at somebody/something phrasal verb to move your hand to try to hit someone or something, especially an insectswat something ↔ away/down phrasal verb to prevent an idea, action, etc. from being considered or done because you think it is annoying or not good enough