| 词汇 | swoop |
| 释义 | swoop verb[ I ] uk /swuːp/ us /swuːp/ to move very quickly and easily through the air, especially down from a high position in order to attack: （尤指为进攻而从高处）俯冲，向下猛扑 The eagle swooped down to snatch a young rabbit.鹰俯冲下来抓一只小兔子。 informal to make a sudden attack on a place or group of people in order to surround and catch them: （为围捕而）突然袭击 Undercover police swooped on three houses in the city at 5.00 this morning.今天早上5点，便衣警察突击搜查了城里的三栋房子。 Movement through the air airborne buoyantly buzz flight flighted float fly glide hang time hover levitate mid-air skim smoothness soar soaring stunt swishy unflyable wheel You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Moving quickly Attacking & invading swoop noun[ C ] uk /swuːp/ us /swuːp/ informal an occasion when a place is suddenly attacked in order to surround or catch someone: He was arrested in an early morning swoop on his home. Anti-terrorist police launched a massive swoop on suspected terrorist cells. the act of moving quickly and easily through the air, especially down from a high position in order to attack: The bird lifted off for a graceful swoop below the ridge top. The king's men made a swoop on Bernard, who narrowly escaped. There was a swoop by hundreds of riot police on opposition protesters attempting to hold a rally. I saw the graceful swoop of a condor above the ridge. He snatched up the keys with a swoop of his hand. Moving quickly agility beetle belt bob up bowl down/along something cannonball gallop gun leg make a dash for something make good timeidiom make hasteidiom make off outrun outrush pelt rush scorch scuttle shoot You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Attacking & invading Movement through the air swoop | American Dictionaryswoop verb[ I ] us/swup/ to move quickly in a smooth path, esp. through the air: Swarms of birds swooped down from the sky. swoopnoun[ C ]us/swup/ He lifted the baby up in one swoop. Examples of swoopswoop They were taken after dawn swoops by police and social workers. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 If so, would there be swoops at dead of night to see whether the embryo was 14, 15 or 16 days old? From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 They are swooping and preying on those unfortunate enough to be unemployed. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Will he arrange for the traffic commissioners to make regular swoops to check the vehicles, as there is grave concern about the safety of schoolchildren? From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 After that time the police swooped, detained and charged. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 They could not be altered in evidence without the defence swooping on it. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I understood that there had been assurances that, in general and at large, the police were not going to indulge in swoops of that kind. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I cannot think of anyone more likely to be attracted by a qualitative leap than he is with his swooping intellect and his liking for the metaphysic of history. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The issue had certainly not been put to the electorate, but as soon as they learnt of the proposals the vultures swooped on to the prey of the new towns. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 We know that there were 67,000 detainees at one time half of which should never have been inside, for they were picked up in collective swoops. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 In some cases, magpies may become extremely aggressive and attack people's faces; it may become very difficult to deter these birds from swooping. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Every day an eagle swooped on him and devoured the lobes of his liver, which grew by night. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. The flight is low to the ground and rapid with long swoops. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. The bomber now swooped over the ship and into the darkness to prepare for another attack. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. He swoops her up and lifts her into the middle of the village. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. See all examples of swoop These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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