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词汇 swooped
释义 swooped
past simple and past participle ofswoop
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。
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases

Movement through the air
airborne
buoyantly
buzz
flight
flighted
fly
glide
hang time
hover
levitate
lift
skim
smoothness
soar
soaring
stunt
swish
swishy
swoop
wheel

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Moving quickly
Attacking & invading

Examples of swooped


swooped

In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use.


After that time the police swooped, detained and charged.
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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.
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Every day an eagle swooped on him and devoured the lobes of his liver, which grew by night.
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The bomber now swooped over the ship and into the darkness to prepare for another attack.
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The fight also attracted the attention of some state trooper helicopters, which swooped in to arrest both of them.
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They may have been snagged or poisoned by thick algal mats on the surface of the lake as they swooped down to drink.
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At almost the same time, enemy fighters swooped in on her.
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The phages had the appearance of being agitated at the explorer's presence and swooped down upon them as they explored.
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At a range of 400 yards, the plane swooped low at 150 feet altitude.
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They were taking meals on a cotton field and were completely unarmed when the army swooped on them.
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A giant thunderbird swooped down and scooped up the four and carried them to the valley floor.
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While she steamed in righthand circles, two more "kamikaze" planes swooped in at her.
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Being unexpectedly swooped while cycling is not uncommon, and can result in loss of control of the bicycle, which may cause injury.
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This was followed by a loud roar, similar to a jet passing overhead, as the bird swooped over the 6 m canopy at high speed.
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He was swooped away by a large bird, and then sold as a fish.
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