(swatted, swatting)with obj.
1- hit or crush (something, especially an insect) with a sharp blow from a flat object重拍（东西, 尤指昆虫）：
I swatted a mosquito that had landed on my wrist
我用力拍死了一只落在我手腕上的蚊子
no obj. swatting at a fly.拍苍蝇。
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- hit (someone) with a sharp blow猛击：
she swatted him over the head with a rolled-up magazine.
她用一本卷起来的杂志猛敲他的头。
- such a sharp blow强烈的一击：
the dog gave the hedgehog a sideways swat.
狗从侧面猛咬了刺猬一口。
词源
early 17th cent. （in the sense 'sit down'）： northern English dialect and US variant of SQUAT.