wipe

clean, clear, sweep, dust, mop, wipe, scrub

名词 wipe:

1. the act of rubbing or wiping
   同义词：rub

动词 wipe:

1. rub with a circular motion
   同义词：pass over

1. Please give the table mats a quick wipe.
   请把桌上的盘碗垫擦一下。
2. The entire population was wiped out by the terrible disease.
   所有的居民都被可怕的疾病夺去了生命。
3. She wiped her tears away.
   她擦掉了眼泪。
4. I wiped my shoes on the mat before I came in.
   我在进门前把鞋在垫子上擦了擦。

wipe

v.tr.（及物动词）
wiped,wip.ing,wipes

To subject to light rubbing or friction, as with a cloth or paper, in order to clean or dry.
擦，拭：为清洁或干燥用布或纸轻轻地抹或摩擦
To clean or dry by rubbing:
擦净，揩干：通过擦拭清洁或干燥：
例句：
wiped my feet before I went inside.
走进去之前我先擦净脚

To rub, move, or pass (a cloth, for example) over a surface.
擦拭表面：在表面上擦、移动或经过（如一块布）

To remove by or as if by rubbing:
擦去，抹去：通过或似乎通过擦而去除：
例句：
wipe off dirt; wipe away grease.
擦去灰尘；抹去油脂

To blot out completely, as from the memory.
去除：如从记忆中，彻底抹掉

To spread or apply by or as if by wiping:
涂抹：通过或似乎通过擦而扩散或涂抹：
例句：
wiped furniture polish over the table.
给桌子涂上家俱上光剂

To form (a joint) in plumbing by spreading solder with a piece of cloth or leather.
拭接：在管道工作时用一块布或皮来洒焊料来形成（接头）
n.（名词）
The act or an instance of wiping.
擦，抹，揩：擦的行为或事例
Something, such as a towel or tissue, used for wiping.
抹布，吸水纸：用于擦拭的东西，如毛巾或棉纸
A cam that activates another part; a wiper.
凸轮：启动另一部分的凸轮；挺杆

A blow or swipe.
一击，狠狠一击
Informal A jeer; a gibe.
【非正式用语】 嘲弄，讥笑
A shift from one scene in a film or movie to another, effected by means of a line passing across the screen.
换景：用一条线穿过银幕以转换电影或影片的画面

<常用词组>wipe out
To destroy or be destroyed completely.
消灭：彻底摧毁或被彻底破坏
Slang To murder.
【俚语】 杀死，谋杀
Sports To lose one`s balance and fall or jump off a surfboard.
【体育运动】 被浪打翻：失去平衡，然后从冲浪板上翻跌下来或跳下来
来源：
Middle English wipen
中古英语 wipen
from Old English wopian * see weip-
源自 古英语 wopian *参见 weip-