wipe out

名词 n. 动词 v.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. Nonstandard form of wipeout; nonstandard but widespread. alt-of,nonstandard
动词 v.
  1. To destroy (especially, a large number or complete set of people or things); to obliterate. transitive
    — a tornado that nearly wiped out an entire town
  2. To physically erase (writing, computer data, etc.). transitive
    — nearly a year's worth of database records wiped out by disk failure coupled with lack of backups
  3. To do away with; to cause to disappear. transitive
    — trying to wipe out hunger and alleviate despair
  4. To exhaust (someone); to tire (them) out. informal,transitive
    — An hour of snow shoveling kind of wiped me out more than I expected.
  5. To bankrupt (a person or company); to empty (a bank account); to erase (a bank balance). informal,transitive
    — They tried hard to hang on, but the Great Depression wiped them out.
  6. To crash; to fall over or fall off (especially in board sports such as surfing, skateboarding, etc.). intransitive
    — shot into the half-pipe but then wiped out
  7. To knock (a surfer) off their board. transitive
    — A massive wave wiped him out.

词形变化

wipes out present,singular,third-person wiping out participle,present wiped out participle,past wiped out past wipe outs plural

词汇关系

衍生词
wipe-out wipeout
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