swoop
v
1 [I, Ipr, Ip]
~ (down) (on sb/sth) come down suddenly with a rushing movement突然下降; 向下猛沖; 猛撲
The owl swooped down on the mouse. 那只貓頭鷹向著老鼠猛撲下來.
Planes swooped (low) over the ship. 飛機低飛著掠過那艘船.
(fig 比喻) Detectives swooped (on the house) at dawn. 偵緝人員於拂曉時(對那所房子)進行了突然搜查.
2 (phr v) swoop sth away/up (infml 口) seize or snatch the whole of sth in one movement 一下子抓住或搶走某物
The robber swooped up the banknotes. 劫匪把鈔票一把搶走了. swoop, n
1 ~ (on sth/sb)
(a) swooping movement 突降; 向下猛沖; 猛撲.
(b) sudden and unexpected attack 襲擊
Police made a dawn swoop. 警方於拂曉時發動了突襲.
2 (idm 習語) at one fell swoop => fell2.
?? 擴展釋義
*[swu:p]n. 俯沖, 攫取vt. 抓取vi. 猛撲, 突然襲擊相關詞組: at one fell swoop
?? 同詞根單詞
sweepvt. 打掃,清理;掃除;徹底搜索;掠過;
vi. 打掃;掃過;蜿蜒;大范圍伸展;
n. 打掃;延伸;揮動;全勝;
swingvt.& vi. (使)搖擺;(使)搖蕩;
n. 搖擺,擺動;擺程,振幅;秋千;音律;
vt. 使旋轉;使做曲線運動;揮舞;懸吊;
vi. 懸擺;迅速打擊;側轉,轉彎;輕快搖擺地走;
swayvi. 搖擺;歪,傾斜;改變;
vt. 使前后或來回搖擺;使傾斜;[航海]升起桅桿;
n. 搖擺;支配,統治;