swat

swat
(swatted, swatting)
  1. [with obj.]hit or crush (something, especially an insect) with a sharp blow from a flat object
    重拍（东西，尤指昆虫）
    I swatted a mosquito that had landed on my wrist.
    我用力拍死了一只落在我手腕上的蚊子。
    [no obj.]swatting at a fly.
    拍苍蝇。
    ■hit (someone) with a sharp blow
    猛击
    she swatted him over the head with a rolled-up magazine.
    她用一本卷起来的杂志猛击了他的头。
noun
  1. such a sharp blow
    强烈的一击
    the dog gave the hedgehog a sideways swat.
    狗从侧面猛咬了刺猬一口。
语源
  1. early 17th cent. (in the sense 'sit down'): northern English dialect and US variant of squat
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