释义 |
swoop/swu:p/ v. & n.●v. 1 intr. (often foll. by 常后跟 down) descend rapidly like a bird of prey (如猛禽般)猛扑,飞扑 2 intr. (often foll. by 常后跟 on) make a sudden attack from a distance 突然扑向 3 tr. (often foll. by 常后跟 up) colloq. snatch the whole of at one swoop [口]抓取,攫取 ●n. a swooping or snatching movement or action 猛扑,飞扑;抓取,攫取 □ at (or in) one fell swoop see 见 FELL4 [perhaps a dialect variant of obsolete swōpe from Old English swɑˉpan: see SWEEP] |