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

To swat is to hit or bat at something. You might try to swat a fly with a rolled-up magazine and then watch your cat swat at it with her paws.

Someone who's attacked by a swarm of wasps will swat at them as they run away, and a kid who's annoyed at her sister might swat her, too. The smack itself is also called a swat. Experts suspect that swat is an alteration of the Middle English swap, "to strike," which mimics the sound of a sharp blow.

WORD FAMILY

swat: swats, swatted, swatter, swatting+/swatter: swattered, swatters

USAGE EXAMPLES

Chandler helped to preserve the win when he shadowed Wiggins on a drive and swatted away his layup attempt with 8.8 seconds left.

Washington Times(Dec 28, 2016)

A force of more than 4,000 Pakistani soldiers is stationed in Swat, and last month the army began constructing a permanent garrison.

Reuters(Dec 11, 2016)

The eyes of two dozen protesters turn to the burly publican as he swats sandflies from his face and begins to speak.

The Guardian(Dec 08, 2016)

1v hit swiftly with a violent blow

Swat flies

Hyper

hit

deal a blow to, either with the hand or with an instrument

2n a sharp blow

Hyper

blow

a powerful stroke with the fist or a weapon

单词	swat
释义	swat (once / 4772 pages) vn To swat is to hit or bat at something. You might try to swat a fly with a rolled-up magazine and then watch your cat swat at it with her paws. Someone who's attacked by a swarm of wasps will swat at them as they run away, and a kid who's annoyed at her sister might swat her, too. The smack itself is also called a swat. Experts suspect that swat is an alteration of the Middle English swap, "to strike," which mimics the sound of a sharp blow. WORD FAMILY swat: swats, swatted, swatter, swatting+/swatter: swattered, swatters USAGE EXAMPLES Chandler helped to preserve the win when he shadowed Wiggins on a drive and swatted away his layup attempt with 8.8 seconds left. Washington Times(Dec 28, 2016) A force of more than 4,000 Pakistani soldiers is stationed in Swat, and last month the army began constructing a permanent garrison. Reuters(Dec 11, 2016) The eyes of two dozen protesters turn to the burly publican as he swats sandflies from his face and begins to speak. The Guardian(Dec 08, 2016) 1v hit swiftly with a violent blow Swat flies Hyper hit deal a blow to, either with the hand or with an instrument 2n a sharp blow Hyper blow a powerful stroke with the fist or a weapon
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