swipe

名词 n. 动词 v.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A quick grab, bat, or other motion with the hand or paw; a sweep. countable
  2. A strong blow given with a sweeping motion, as with a bat or club. countable
  3. An act of interacting with a touch screen by drawing the finger rapidly across it. countable
    — Some New Yorkers are moving beyond the swipe to venture into flirtatious panel discussions and speed dating sessions.
  4. An act of passing a swipecard through a card reader. countable
    — Owning a car in New York City is seen as a liability by many, especially when a quick Uber ride or the swipe of a MetroCard can easily get you where you need to go.
  5. A rough guess; an estimate or swag. countable,informal
    — Take a swipe at the answer, even if you're not sure.
  6. An attack, insult or critical remark. countable,informal
    — The politician took a swipe at his opponents.
  7. Poor, weak beer or other inferior alcoholic beverage; rotgut. uncountable
    — Woozy with swipe was the only way I could stay down with patience for work.
动词 v.
  1. To grab or bat quickly. intransitive
    — The cat swiped at the shoelace.
  2. To strike with a strong blow in a sweeping motion. transitive
  3. To scan or register by sliding (a swipecard etc.) through a reader. transitive
    — He swiped his card at the door.
  4. To interact with a touch screen by drawing one's finger rapidly across it. intransitive,transitive
    — Swipe left to hide the toolbar.
  5. To swipe right on (someone) on a dating application. informal,transitive
    — Zac Efron needs a date. […] But would the actor resort to apps to find a partner? Joking, he said, “Amazingly, when I signed up for Tinder, nobody swiped me! They thought it was fake … That never happened.”
  6. To steal or snatch. informal,transitive
    — Hey! Who swiped my lunch?
  7. To drink. obsolete,slang

词形变化

swipes present,singular,third-person swiping participle,present swiped participle,past swiped past swipes plural

词汇关系

衍生词
sideswipe swipeable swipe left swipe right swipe-tab swipey swipper unswiped swipe card swipe file

词源

词源 1
From earlier swip (with a short vowel), from Middle English swippen, swype (“to move violently”), from Old English sweopian, swipian, swippan (“to scourge, strike, beat, lash”), from Proto-West Germanic *swippjan, *swipōn, *swipēn, from Proto-Germanic *swipōną, *swipjaną, *swipāną (“to move”), from Proto-Indo-European *sweyb- (“to bend, sway, swing, sweep, swerve, turn”). Cognate with German schwippen (“sway back and forth”), Danish svippe (“to smack; crack a whip”), Icelandic svipa (“riding crop, whip”). Related to sweep, swoop.
词源 2
From earlier swip (with a short vowel), from Middle English swippen, swype (“to move violently”), from Old English sweopian, swipian, swippan (“to scourge, strike, beat, lash”), from Proto-West Germanic *swippjan, *swipōn, *swipēn, from Proto-Germanic *swipōną, *swipjaną, *swipāną (“to move”), from Proto-Indo-European *sweyb- (“to bend, sway, swing, sweep, swerve, turn”). Cognate with German schwippen (“sway back and forth”), Danish svippe (“to smack; crack a whip”), Icelandic svipa (“riding crop, whip”). Related to sweep, swoop.
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