• vt. 猛击；偷窃；刷…卡
• n. 猛击；尖刻的话
• vi. 猛打；大口喝酒

可能来自 sweep 拼写变体，引申词义重击，猛打，以及刷磁卡，刷信用卡等。

swipe

swipe: see sweep

swipe (v.)

1825, "strike with a sweeping motion," from swipe (n.). The slang sense of "steal, pilfer" appeared 1885, American English; earliest use in prison jargon:

The blokes in the next cell, little Charley Ames and the Sheeney Kid, they was hot to try it, and swiped enough shoe-lining out of shop No. 5, where they worked, to make us all breeches to the stripes. ["Lippincott's Magazine," vol. 35, June 1885]

Meaning "run a credit card" is 1990s. Related: Swiped; swiper; swiping.

swipe (n.)

1807, "a driving stroke made with the arms in full swing," perhaps a dialectal variant of sweep (n.), or in part from obsolete swip "a stroke, blow" (c. 1200), from Proto-Germanic *swip-, related to Old English swipu "a stick, whip; chastisement." Other possible sources or influences are Middle English swope "to sweep with broad movements" (in reference to brooms, swords, etc.), from Old English swapan; obsolete swaip "stroke, blow;" or obsolete swape "oar, pole."

1. He took a swipe at Andrew that deposited him on the floor.

他挥拳将安德鲁打倒在地。

来自柯林斯例句

2. Swipe your card through the phone, then dial.

在电话机上刷卡，然后拨号。

来自柯林斯例句

3. Access to the building is by swipe card only.

这栋楼用磁卡才能进去。

来自《权威词典》

4. The article takes a side swipe at the teachers.

这篇文章对教师进行了旁敲侧击的批评.

来自《简明英汉词典》

5. She took a playful swipe at her brother.

她玩笑般地朝她弟弟挥手打去.

来自《简明英汉词典》