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Swoop 例:The Swooped Fell Verb Police Suddenly Single

单词 swoop
音标
英[swu:p] 美[swup]
解释
vi.(鹰)俯冲,猛冲;突然扑向;vt.出其不意的抓起;n.飞扑,攫取;[航]下扑;
例句

VERB
(警察或士兵)突击搜查,突然袭击
If police or soldiers swoop on a place, they go there suddenly and quickly, usually in order to arrest someone or to attack the place.
例:The terror ended when armed police swooped on the car...武警突袭了这辆车从而制止了这起恐怖活动。
例:The drugs squad swooped and discovered 240 kilograms of cannabis.缉毒组突击搜查,查获了 240 千克的大麻。

VERB
(鸟或飞机)向下猛冲,俯冲
When a bird or aeroplane swoops, it suddenly moves downwards through the air in a smooth curving movement.
例:More than 20 helicopters began swooping in low over the ocean...20 多架直升机开始下降向海面俯冲。
例:The hawk swooped and soared away carrying something.那只鹰向下猛冲,抓住东西后又展翅高飞了。

PHRASE
一下子; 一举
If something is done in one fell swoop or at one fell swoop, it is done on a single occasion or by a single action.
例:In one fell swoop the bank wiped away the tentative benefits of this policy.银行一下子就抹杀了这项政策暂时带来的好处。
变形
third:swoops~done:swooped~pl:swoops~ing:swooping~past:swooped~

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