| 词汇 | swatting |
| 释义 | swatting noun[ U ] mainly USuk /ˈswɒt.ɪŋ/ us /ˈswɑː.t̬ɪŋ/ the action of making a false report of a serious emergency so that a SWAT team(= a group of officers trained to deal with dangerous situations) will go to a person's home, by someone who wants to frighten, upset, or cause problems for that person: 报假警恶作剧 Swatting has become an increasingly popular harassment tactic among online gamers.报假警恶作剧已经成为网游玩家中越来越流行的骚扰手段。 A "swatting" hoax led to police shooting dead a 28-year-old man.一场报假警恶作剧导致警方开枪打死了一名28岁的男子。 Swatting involves placing a hoax emergency call to draw a strong police response to an address. The man who allegedly placed the "swatting" call has been arrested. It was only a matter of time before swatting would cost someone their life. Causing anxiety and worry alarming alarmingly bite catch up with someone come back to bite someoneidiom disturb dread frighten frighten someone/something away/off get/go beyond a jokeidiom give someone the jimjamsidiom give someone the jittersidiom oppressive rattle roost stressful stressfully suspenseful suspensefully suspensive |
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