swat
swat — 動詞
- swatpresent simple I / you / we / they
- swatshe / she / it
- swattedpast simple
- swatting-ing form
1. to bring your palm down or swing something flat like a flyswatter against an ins
拍打
用手或扁平物體擊打昆蟲
to bring your palm down or swing something flat like a flyswatter against an insect such as a fly or mosquito, usually to kill it
Nia saw a mosquito on her arm and swatted it before it could bite her.
Nia 看到手臂上有隻蚊子，在牠叮咬之前就拍打下去。
swat + insect as direct object
Reuben grabbed a rolled-up newspaper and swatted the fly that was buzzing around the kitchen.
Reuben 拿起一張捲起的報紙，拍打廚房裡嗡嗡作響的蒼蠅。
Asher stood on the porch and tried to swat the wasps that kept circling the light.
Asher 站在門廊上，試圖拍打在燈光周圍盤旋的黃蜂。
The old cat lazily swatted at a moth fluttering near the window, but missed every time.
那隻老貓懶洋洋地朝窗邊撲動的飛蛾揮拍過去，但每次都落空。
When the bee landed on the picnic table, Greta carefully shooed it instead of trying to swat it.
蜜蜂停在野餐桌上時，Greta 小心翼翼地將牠引開，而不是試圖拍打牠。
文法句型
swat + insect as direct object
常見錯誤
2. to strike a ball with great force, sending it a long way or high into the air, p
猛擊
運動中用力擊球
to strike a ball with great force, sending it a long way or high into the air, particularly in sports such as baseball, tennis, or golf
Ramón stepped up to the plate and swatted the first pitch deep into left field.
Ramón 站上打擊區，將第一個球猛擊到左外野深處。
swat + ball + adverb of direction
Meera swatted the tennis ball so hard that it bounced off the back wall before her opponent could reach it.
Meera 用力猛擊網球，球在對手趕到之前就彈到了後牆上。
The golfer swatted the ball out of the deep rough and onto the green, surprising the crowd.
那名高爾夫球手將球從深草區猛擊到果嶺上，令全場觀眾大吃一驚。
Dylan picked up the cricket bat and swatted the ball over the boundary ropes for six runs.
Dylan 拿起板球棒，將球猛擊出邊界繩外，取得六分。
文法句型
swat + ball + adverb of direction
用法筆記
Common in American English for baseball, where a batter swats a ball for a long hit. Also used in other racket and bat sports.
swat — 名詞
- swatsingular
- swatsplural
1. a quick blow delivered with the palm of your hand or a flat tool, aimed at an in
拍擊
用手或物品拍打昆蟲的動作
a quick blow delivered with the palm of your hand or a flat tool, aimed at an insect to kill or remove it
With one quick swat, Jessica killed the fly that had been landing on the food.
Jessica 迅速一記拍擊，打死了那隻一直落在食物上的蒼蠅。
countable: a swat
Dylan aimed a swat at the wasp but missed, and it flew out through the open window.
Dylan 朝黃蜂揮出一記拍擊，但沒打中，黃蜂從敞開的窗戶飛走了。
A loud swat echoed through the room as Anya hit the mosquito against the wall.
Anya 朝牆上的蚊子打下去，一聲響亮的拍擊聲在房間裡迴盪。
The child practised by taking a playful swat at a piece of string hanging from the ceiling.
那孩子練習瞄準，朝天花板上垂下來的一條繩子做了一次玩笑式的拍擊。
文法句型
a swat + at/target
2. a tool with a flat square head and a long handle, used for hitting and killing f
蒼蠅拍
用來打死蒼蠅等昆蟲的工具
a tool with a flat square head and a long handle, used for hitting and killing flies and other insects
Walid grabbed the swat from the hook on the wall and chased the buzzing fly around the kitchen.
Walid 從牆上的掛鉤拿下蒼蠅拍，在廚房裡追趕那隻嗡嗡叫的蒼蠅。
countable: a swat (the tool)
Anong found an old swat in the drawer and used it to get rid of the wasp on the windowsill.
Anong 在抽屜裡找到一把舊蒼蠅拍，用來趕走窗臺上的黃蜂。
The swat has a flat, square head with small holes that let air pass through when you swing it.
蒼蠅拍的扁平方形頭部有許多小孔，揮動時可以讓空氣穿過。
Instead of using a swat, Hui preferred to catch flies with a cup and a piece of paper.
Hui 寧可用杯子和紙來捉蒼蠅，而不是使用蒼蠅拍。
- flyswatter
the full, more common name for the same tool
3. a powerful hit that sends a ball far or high through the air, especially in base
猛擊球
運動中將球用力擊出
a powerful hit that sends a ball far or high through the air, especially in baseball, tennis, or golf
The crowd cheered when the batter's powerful swat sent the ball sailing over the fence.
打擊者一記強力的猛擊球將球送過全壘打牆外，引來觀眾歡呼。
sports: a swat as a countable noun
Tennis fans still remember the champion's swat that won the final point of the match.
網球迷至今仍記得那位冠軍選手的猛擊球，為比賽拿下了最後一分。
With one clean swat, the veteran batter sent the baseball over the centre-field wall for a home run.
那位資深打者一記乾淨俐落的猛擊球，將棒球送過中外野全壘打牆，擊出全壘打。
The coach showed the team how to follow through after each swat to keep the ball under control.
教練向球隊示範如何每次猛擊球之後順勢完成揮桿動作，以保持對球的控制。
用法筆記
This noun sense is derived from the sports verb sense and is most common in American baseball commentary.