with obj.
1- clean or dry (something) by rubbing its surface with a cloth, a piece of paper, or one's hand擦净; 抹干; 擦, 抹, 拭：
Paulie wiped his face with a handkerchief
鲍利用手帕擦了擦脸
he wiped down the kitchen wall.
他把厨房里的墙壁上上下下擦了个干净。
1.1
- with obj. and adverbial remove (dirt or moisture) from something by rubbing its surface with a cloth, a piece of paper, or one's hand擦去, 抹去（灰尘, 水分）：
she wiped away a tear.
她擦去了一滴泪水。
1.2
- clean (something) by rubbing it against a surface把（某物）擦干净：
the man wiped his hands on his hips.
这位男子在裤子后面蹭了蹭, 把手擦干净。
1.3
- with obj. and adverbial spread (a liquid) over a surface by rubbing涂抹（液体）：
gently wipe the lotion over the eyelids.
轻柔地把药液抹在眼睑上。
1.4
- with obj. and adverbial figurative remove or eliminate (something) completely〈喻〉彻底去除（或消灭）（某物）：
things have happened to wipe the smile off Kate's face.
有些事情发生了, 凯特脸上笑容顿失。
1.5
- erase (data) from a magnetic medium（从磁媒介上）擦去（数据）。
1.6
- pass (a swipe card) over the electronic device that reads it刷（卡）。
1.7
- pass (a light pen) over a bar code用（光笔）照条形码。
1.8
- Austral./NZ informal reject or dismiss (a person or idea)〈澳/新西兰, 非正式〉拒绝（某人, 观点）; 解雇（某人）; 不理会（某观点）：
you can wipe that idea, if that's what you're thinking.
你可以拒绝那个意见, 如果你想那样的话。
1
- an act of wiping擦, 揩, 抹。
2
- a piece of disposable absorbent cloth, especially one treated with a cleansing agent, for wiping something clean抹布。
3
- a cinematographic effect in which an existing picture seems to be wiped out by a new one as the boundary between them moves across the screen划变。
短语
wipe someone's eye
- Brit. informal, dated get the better of someone〈英, 非正式, 旧〉胜过某人。
wipe the floor with
- informal inflict a humiliating defeat on〈非正式〉使遭受耻辱性失败：
they wiped the floor with us in a 3-0 win.
他们3比0大败我方。
wipe the slate clean
- forgive or forget past faults or offences; make a fresh start原谅过去的错误; 忘却以往的冒犯; 重新开始。
派生词
wipeable
adjective词源
Old English wīpian, of Germanic origin; related to WHIP.
短语动词
wipe something off
- subtract an amount from a value or debt扣除价值额（或债务额）：
the crash wiped 24 per cent off stock prices.
这次崩盘使股价跌了24%。
wipe out
1
- informal be capsized by a wave while surfing〈非正式〉（冲浪时）被浪打翻。
1.1
- N. Amer. fall over or off a vehicle〈北美〉（从车辆上）跌下。
wipe someone out
1
- kill a large number of people杀死大批人：
the plague had wiped out whole villages.
瘟疫夺去了一个个村庄所有人的生命。
2
- （一般作be wiped out）ruin someone financially在财务上毁掉某人。
3
- informal exhaust or intoxicate someone〈非正式〉使某人筋疲力尽; 使喝醉。
wipe something out
- eliminate something completely彻底消灭某物：
their life savings were wiped out.
他们一生的积蓄全没了。