1 (US 美) a hit from the side 擦边撞击；侧撞: a sideswipe by a truck 卡车的擦撞

2 sideswipe (at sb/sth) (informal 非正式) a critical comment made about sb/sth while you are talking about sb/sth completely different 借机抨击；借题发挥的批评: It was a good speech, but he couldn't resist taking a sideswipe at his opponent. 他的演讲很不错，可他还是忍不住借机把对手影射了一番。 ➔sideswipe verb [T] (US 美): The bus sideswiped two parked cars. 公共汽车擦撞了两辆停着的车。