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单词 swoop
释义 swoop
 /swoohp/,  v.i.  
  1. to sweep through the air, as a bird or a bat, esp. down upon prey.
  2. to come down upon something in a sudden, swift attack (often fol. by down and on or upon): The army swooped down on the town.
  v.t.  
  3. to take, lift, scoop up, or remove with or as with one sweeping motion (often fol. by up, away, or off): He swooped her up in his arms.
  n.  
  4. an act or instance of swooping; a sudden, swift descent.
  5. at or in one fell swoop, all at once or all together, as if by one blow: The quake flattened the houses at one fell swoop.
 [1535-45; var. (with close o) of ME swopen, OE swapan to SWEEP1; c. G schweifen]
 Syn. 4. dive, plunge, sweep, drop.
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