| 单词 | swoop |
| 释义 | swoop /swoohp/, v.i. 1. to sweep through the air, as a bird or a bat, esp. down upon prey. 2. to come down upon something in a sudden, swift attack (often fol. by down and on or upon): The army swooped down on the town. v.t. 3. to take, lift, scoop up, or remove with or as with one sweeping motion (often fol. by up, away, or off): He swooped her up in his arms. n. 4. an act or instance of swooping; a sudden, swift descent. 5. at or in one fell swoop, all at once or all together, as if by one blow: The quake flattened the houses at one fell swoop. [1535-45; var. (with close o) of ME swopen, OE swapan to SWEEP1; c. G schweifen] Syn. 4. dive, plunge, sweep, drop. |
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