/swaɪp ||; swaɪp/verb1 [I,T] (informal 非正式)swipe (at) sb/sth to hit or try to hit sb/sth by moving your arm in a curve (试图)猛打,猛击: He swiped at the wasp with a newspaper but missed. 他用报纸扑打黄蜂,但没有打中。
2 [T] (informal 非正式) to steal sth 偷窃
3 [T] to pass the part of a plastic card on which information is stored through a special machine for reading it 刷卡(让机器读取磁卡上的数据);将(磁卡)插入槽口:
The receptionist swiped my credit card and handed me the slip to sign. 接待员刷了我的信用卡,并将收据递给我签字。 swipe noun [C]: She took a swipe at him with her handbag. 她用手提包打了他一下。