swipe
verb
uk/swaɪp/us/swaɪp/swipeverb(HIT)
[IorT,usually+ adv/prep]
tohitortrytohitsomething,especiallywith asidewaysmovement:
击打,尤指抡起(某物)猛打Sheopenedthewindowand swipedattheflieswith a rolled-upnewspaperto make them go out.她打开窗户,挥舞着卷起的报纸一阵猛打,想把苍蝇赶出去。
UKShe swiped himroundthehead.她挥手打了他的头。
mainlyUSThecarswiped thesideof thegarageas hepulledout.他把车开出去的时候撞上了车库的大门。
See also
sideswipeverb
Hitting and beating
- at-risk
- bangsomeoneup
- basher
- bashing
- battered
- brain
- bunch
- butt
- deck
- head-butt
- hell
- kick
- knock
- knocksomeone'sblock offidiom
- mess
- swing
- tansomeone'shideidiom
- wallop
- whop
- whup
swipeverb(STEAL)
[T]informal
tosteal:
偷窃,盗窃Okay, who swiped mykeys?好吧,是谁偷了我的钥匙?
Stealing
- abscond
- aggravated burglary
- anti-burglar
- anti-burglary
- anti-piracy
- hot-wire
- housebreaking
- jemmy
- jimmy
- job
- kleptomania
- piracy
- piratical
- plunder
- poach
- poaching
- rustle
- rustling
- snaffle
- snarf
swipeverb(MOVE)
[T]
tomoveacardcontaininginformationstoredon amagneticstripthrough adevicethatreadsthisinformation
刷(卡)[IorT]
tomoveyourfingerover thescreenof amobilephoneortabletinordertomoveonto the nextpage,choosesomething, etc.:
滑屏Swipelefttoseemoresearchresults.左滑查看更多搜索结果。
Computer concepts
- 3-D printing
- adaptive learning
- additive manufacturing
- addy
- aeroplane mode
- backup
- capture
- computing
- configuration
- importation
- information age
- information security
- information superhighway
- infosec
- scan
- transcode
- transcoding
- Trojan horse
- tuple
- Turing Machine
You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics:
Backwards, sideways and back and forth
Operating computers
swipe
noun
uk/swaɪp/us/swaɪp/swipenoun(CRITICISM)
[Cusually singular]
acriticismof someone or something, or anattempttoannoythem ordamageit:
批评,打击In arecentinterview, shetakesa swipeatthetheatremanagement.在最近的一次采访中,她批评了剧院的管理。
Disapproving & criticizing
- anathematize
- animadversion
- aspersion
- assail
- aw
- backbite
- criticism
- deprecate
- dim
- fault
- niggle
- nitpick
- opprobrious
- peanut gallery
- people who live in glass houses shouldn't throw stonesidiom
- personalization
- personalize
- philippic
- sarky
- tear
swipenoun(HIT)
[C]
anactofhittingortryingtohitsomeone or something:
挥击;抡打Edtooka swipeattheballandmissed.埃迪挥臂击球,但没打中。
Hitting and beating
- at-risk
- bangsomeoneup
- basher
- bashing
- battered
- brain
- bunch
- butt
- deck
- head-butt
- hell
- kick
- knock
- knocksomeone'sblock offidiom
- mess
- swing
- tansomeone'shideidiom
- wallop
- whop
- whup