| 释义 |
swat
I. verb
also swot \ˈswä]t also -wȯ]; usu ]d.+V\
(swatted ; swatted ; swatting ; swats)
Etymology: alteration of squat (I)
intransitive verb
1. dialect England : squat
2. : to hit or hit out at an object or to flail about with the arms as if attempting to strike an object
< an old woman with a rolled mat swatted at her smartly — Esther Warner >
transitive verb
: to strike or hit with a quick, heavy slapping blow usually with a club, bat, or swatter
< swat a person over the head with an umbrella >
< a ball hard >
Synonyms: see strike
II. noun
also swot \“\
(-s)
1. : a vigorous or crushing blow
< gave him a swat on the rear end to help him along — Shirley A. Grau >
2. : a long hit in baseball; especially : home run
III.
Etymology: Middle English (past), alteration of swatte, from Old English swǣtte; Middle English (past participle), from Old English geswǣtt
dialect
past of sweat
IV.
Britain
variant of swot
V. noun
or swa·ti \-äd.ē, -ȯd.ē\
(plural swat or swats or swati or swatis)
Usage: usually capitalized
1. : a Muslim people of northern West Pakistan
2. : a member of the Swat people |