wipe

wipe
verb

[with obj.]clean or dry (something) by rubbing its surface with a cloth, a piece of paper, or one's hand
擦净；抹干；拭
Paulie wiped his face with a handkerchief.
鲍利用手帕擦脸。
he wiped down the kitchen wall.
他把厨房墙壁上上下下擦了个干净。
■[with obj. and adverbial]remove (dirt or moisture) from something by rubbing its surface with a cloth, a piece of paper, or one's hand
擦去，抹去（灰尘，水分）
she wiped away a tear.
她擦去泪水。
■clean (something) by rubbing it against a surface
把（某物）擦干净
the man wiped his hands on his hips.
这位男子在裤子后面蹭了蹭，把手擦干净。
■[with obj. and adverbial]spread (a liquid) over a surface by rubbing
涂上，抹上
gently wipe the lotion over the eyelids.
轻柔地把药液抹在眼睑上。
■[with obj. and adverbial](figurative)(喻)remove or eliminate (something) completely
彻底去除（或消灭）（某物）
things have happened to wipe the smile off Kate's face.
事情发生了，凯特笑容顿失。
■erase (data) from a magnetic medium
（从磁媒介上）擦去（数据）
■pass (a swipe card) over the electronic device that reads it
刷（卡）
■pass (a light pen) over a bar code
照条形码
■(Austral./NZ informal)reject or dismiss (a person or idea)
(澳／新西兰，非正式)拒绝（某人或观点）；解雇（某人）；不理会（某观点）
you can wipe that idea, if that's what you're thinking.
如果你是那样认为的，你可以拒绝那个建议。

noun

an act of wiping
擦，揩，抹
a piece of disposable absorbent cloth, especially one treated with a cleansing agent, for wiping something clean
抹布
a cinematographic effect in which an existing picture seems to be wiped out by a new one as the boundary between them moves across the screen
划变

常用词组
wipe someone's eye

(Brit. informal, dated)get the better of someone
(英，非正式，旧)胜过某人

wipe the floor with

(informal)inflict a humiliating defeat on
(非正式)使…遭受耻辱性失败
they wiped the floor with us in a 3–0 win.
他们3比0大败我方。

wipe the slate clean

forgive or forget past faults or offences; make a fresh start
原谅过去的错误；忘却以往的冒犯；重新开始

派生
wipeable
adjective
语源

Old English wīpian, of Germanic origin; related to whip

继承用法
wipe something off

subtract an amount from a value or debt
扣除价值额（或债务额）
the crash wiped 24 per cent off stock prices.
这次崩盘使股价跌了24%。

wipe out

(informal)be capsized by a wave while surfing
(非正式)（冲浪时）被浪打翻
■(N. Amer.)fall over or off a vehicle
(北美)（从车辆上）跌下

wipe someone out

kill a large number of people
杀死大批人
the plague had wiped out whole villages.
瘟疫夺去了全村所有人的生命。
(一般作 be wiped out)ruin someone financially
在财务上毁掉某人
(informal)exhaust or intoxicate someone
(非正式)使某人筋疲力尽；使喝醉

wipe something out

eliminate something completely
彻底消灭某物
their life savings were wiped out.
他们一生的积蓄全用光了。

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