wipe
verb
noun
waɪp
verb
1
CLEAN/RUB
清洁/擦
a.
to
rub
a
surface
with
something
in
order
to
remove
dirt,
liquid
etc
b.
to
clean
something
by
rubbing
it
against
a
surface
擦干净〔某物〕
T
wipe
sth
with
sth
Wipe
the
table
with
a
damp
cloth.
用一块湿布擦桌子。
Bill
wiped
his
eyes
(=wiped
the
tears
from
his
face)
and
apologized.
比尔擦干眼泪，道了歉。
He
pulled
a
handkerchief
from
his
pocket
and
wiped
his
nose
.
他从口袋里掏出手帕擦了擦鼻子。
wipe
sth
on
sth
He
wiped
his
mouth
on
the
back
of
his
hand.
他用手背抹了抹嘴。
2
REMOVE DIRT
去除污垢
to
remove
liquid,
dirt,
or
marks
by
wiping
擦掉〔液体、污垢、印迹〕
T always + adv/prep
wipe
sth
off/from
etc
sth
Kim
wiped
the
sweat
from
her
face.
金擦去脸上的汗水。
3
COMPUTER/TAPE
计算机/磁带
to
remove
all
the
information
that
is
stored
on
a
tape,
video,
or
computer
DISK
抹掉，擦掉〔磁带上的录音、录像或磁盘上的信息〕
T
4
wipe sth from your mind/memory
to
try
to
forget
an
unpleasant
experience
把某事从心里/记忆中抹去
5
wipe the floor with sb
to
defeat
someone
completely
in
a
competition
or
argument
[非正式] 〔在比赛或辩论中〕把某人打得一败涂地
informal
6
wipe the slate clean
to
agree
to
forget
about
mistakes
or
arguments
that
happened
in
the
past
把以往的错误 （争论 ）一笔勾销，忘记过去
7
wipe the smile/grin off sb’s face
to
make
someone
feel
less
happy
or
confident,
especially
someone
who
is
annoying
because
they
think
they
are
clever
[非正式] 抹去某人脸上的笑容〔尤指自以为聪明的人〕
informal
Tell
him
how
much
it’ll
cost
–
that
should
wipe
the
smile
off
his
face!
告诉他要花多少钱 — 那样他就笑不出来了！
8
wipe sth off the face of the earth/wipe sth off the map
to
destroy
something
completely
彻底毁灭某物
Another
few
years
and
this
species
could
be
wiped
off
the
face
of
the
earth.
再过几年，这一物种就可能会从地球上彻底消失。
9
PLATES/CUPS ETC
盘子/杯子等
to
dry
plates,
cups
etc
that
have
been
washed
[英] 擦干（洗过的碟子、杯子等）;
I,T |
You
wash,
I’ll
wipe.
你洗，我来擦。
10
to
stop
something
existing
抹去
A
frown
quickly
wiped
away
her
smile.
她眉头一皱，笑容顿时消失。
11
to
completely
clean
a
surface
using
a
wet
cloth
〔用湿布〕把〔表面〕擦干净
12
to
reduce
the
value
of
SHARES
or
prices
by
a
particular
amount
使〔股票价格等〕下跌，抹掉
Nearly
£7
billion
has
been
wiped
off
share
prices
worldwide.
全球股价被抹掉了将近 70 亿英镑。
13
wipe sb/sth out
↔
to
destroy,
remove,
or
get
rid
of
something
completely
彻底毁灭; 勾销; 去除，抹去
Whole
villages
were
wiped
out
by
the
floods.
整个整个的村庄被洪水吞没。
Nothing
could
wipe
out
his
bitter
memories
of
the
past.
什么也抹不掉他过去的痛苦记忆。
14
wipe sb out
↔
to
make
you
feel
extremely
tired
【非正式】
使疲惫不堪
informal
The
heat
had
wiped
us
out.
炎热使我们精疲力竭。
15
to
fall
or
hit
another
object
when
driving
a
car,
riding
a
bicycle
etc
[美] 〔开车、骑自行车等时〕翻跌下来，撞上某物
AmE
16
to
remove
liquid
from
a
surface
using
a
cloth
〔用布〕揩干
I
hastily
wiped
up
the
milk
I
had
spilled.
我连忙把洒出来的牛奶擦干净。
noun
17
a
wiping
movement
with
a
cloth
擦，拭，揩
An
occasional
wipe
with
a
soft
cloth
will
keep
the
surface
shiny.
偶尔用软布擦一擦，会使表面保持光亮。
Give
the
baby’s
nose
a
wipe
,
would
you?
给宝宝擦擦鼻子，行吗？
18
a
special
piece
of
wet
material
that
you
use
to
clean
someone
or
something
and
then
throw
away
〔用完即弃的〕湿巾，湿纸巾
a
pack
of
baby
wipes
一包婴儿湿巾