swoop
音標發(fā)音
- 英式音標 [swu?p]
- 美式音標 [swu?p]
- 英式發(fā)音
- 美式發(fā)音
基本解釋
- v. 俯沖；突然襲擊；（尤指鳥）猛撲；（非正式）猛地抓起
- n. 猛撲；突然襲擊
英漢例句
- The hawk poised in mid-air ready to swoop.
老鷹在半空中盤旋，準備俯沖。 - The plane made a swoop over the city.
那架飛機突然向這座城市猛降下來. - It seemed that the plane was going to swoop down and strafe the town, so we dived for cover.
飛機看起來好像要俯沖下來轟炸小鎮(zhèn)，所以我們趕緊蹲下躲避。 - In one fell swoop the bank wiped away the tentative benefits of this policy.
銀行一下子就抹殺了這項政策暫時帶來的好處。 - Police held 10 suspected illegal immigrants after a swoop on a German lorry.
警察對一輛德國卡車進行突擊搜查后扣留了10名可疑的非法移民。
英英字典
- to move very quickly and easily through the air, especially down from a height in order to attack
- If police or soldiers swoop on a place, they go there suddenly and quickly, usually in order to arrest someone or to attack the place.
- Swoop is also a noun.
- When a bird or aeroplane swoops, it suddenly moves downwards through the air in a smooth curving movement.
- If something is done in one fell swoop, it is done on a single occasion or by a single action.