| 单词 | wipe |
| 释义 | wipe /wuyp/, v. , wiped, wiping, n. v.t. 1. to rub lightly with or on a cloth, towel, paper, the hand, etc., in order to clean or dry the surface of: He wiped the furniture with a damp cloth. 2. to rub or draw (something) over a surface, as in cleaning or drying. 3. to remove by rubbing with or on something (usually fol. by away, off, out, etc.): Wipe the dirt off your shoes. Wipe the dust from the pictures. 4. to remove as if by rubbing (usually fol. by away, off, etc.): Wipe that smile off your face! 5. to erase, as from existence or memory (often fol. by from): to wipe a thought from one's mind. 6. to erase (magnetic tape, a recording, etc.). 7. Plumbing. a. to apply (solder in a semifluid state) by spreading with leather or cloth over the part to be soldered. b. to form (a joint) in this manner. 8. Mach. (of a rotating shaft or the like) to melt the brasses of (a bearing) through friction. 9. Australian Slang. to refuse to have anything to do with; reject; dismiss. 10. wipe out, a. to destroy completely; demolish: The entire city was wiped out. b. Informal. to murder; kill: They wiped him out to keep him from testifying. c. Slang. to beat decisively, as in sports. d. Slang. (in sports) to be taken out of competition by a fall, accident, collision, etc. e. Slang. to intoxicate or cause to become high, esp. on narcotic drugs. 11. wipe up, to clean completely by wiping: to wipe up the mess on the floor. n. 12. an act of wiping: He gave a few quick wipes to the furniture. 13. a rub, as of one thing over another. 14. Also called wipe-off. Motion Pictures. a technique in film editing by which the projected image of a scene appears to be pushed or wiped off the screen by the image that follows. 15. a piece of absorbent material, as of paper or cloth, used for wiping. 16. a sweeping stroke or blow. 17. a gibe. 18. Mach. wiper (def. 5). 19. Slang. a handkerchief. [bef. 1000; ME (v.), OE wipian; c. OHG wifan to wind round, Goth weipan to crown; perh. akin to L vibrare to move to and fro] Syn. 4. erase, eradicate, banish. |
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