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单词 swipe
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swipe

verb
/swaɪp/
/swaɪp/
Verb Forms
present simple I / you / we / they swipe
/swaɪp/
/swaɪp/
he / she / it swipes
/swaɪps/
/swaɪps/
past simple swiped
/swaɪpt/
/swaɪpt/
past participle swiped
/swaɪpt/
/swaɪpt/
-ing form swiping
/ˈswaɪpɪŋ/
/ˈswaɪpɪŋ/
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  1. [intransitive, transitive] swipe (at) somebody/something to hit or try to hit somebody/something with your hand or an object by moving your arm with a wide, curved movement
    • He swiped at the ball and missed.
  2. [transitive] swipe something (informal) to steal something synonym pinch
    • They’re always swiping other kids’ sweets.
    Topics Crime and punishmentc2
  3. [transitive] swipe something to pass a plastic card, such as a credit card, through a special machine that is able to read the information that is stored on it
    • The cash register only opens once the card has been swiped.
  4. [intransitive, transitive] swipe (something) (on/across something) to move your finger quickly across the screen of an electronic device such as a mobile phone or small computer in order to move text, pictures, etc. or give commands
    • Switch on the phone and swipe your finger across the screen to unlock it.
    Topics Computersc1
  5. Word Originmid 18th cent.: perhaps a variant of sweep.

swipe

noun
/swaɪp/
/swaɪp/
(informal)
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  1. swipe (at somebody/something) an act of hitting or trying to hit somebody/something by moving your arm or something that you are holding with a wide, curved movement
    • She took a swipe at him with her umbrella.
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • playful
    • satirical
    • side
    verb + swipe
    • take
    swipe + noun
    • card
    preposition
    • swipe at
    See full entry
  2. swipe (at somebody/something) an act of criticizing somebody/something
    • He used the interview to take a swipe at his critics.
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • playful
    • satirical
    • side
    verb + swipe
    • take
    swipe + noun
    • card
    preposition
    • swipe at
    See full entry
  3. see also card swipe
    Word Originmid 18th cent.: perhaps a variant of sweep.
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