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swat sth/sb
动词用法：swat 是及物动词，直接接被打的对象；可用 with 短语表示所用工具。
He swatted a fly with a rolled-up newspaper.
他用卷起的报纸猛拍苍蝇。
用力打；重拍
先理解核心含义，再看它在真实句子里的用法。
用力打；重拍
to hit (someone or something) quickly and forcefully
He swatted a fly with a rolled-up newspaper.
他用卷起的报纸猛拍苍蝇。
拍打(如昆虫)；击打,打击。
To beat off, as insects; to bat, strike, or hit.
swat
Base
原形
swats
3rd person
第三人称单数
swatting
-ing
现在分词
swatted
Past
过去式
swatted
Past participle
过去分词
She swats the fly with a newspaper.
她用报纸拍打苍蝇。
He swatted the mosquito on his arm.
他拍了一下胳膊上的蚊子。
I have swatted three wasps today.
我今天已经拍死了三只黄蜂。
规则动词，重读闭音节末尾辅音字母双写后再加-ed/-ing。
She swatted the fly with a rolled-up newspaper.
她用卷起的报纸拍打苍蝇。
He swatted the mosquito that had landed on his arm.
他拍打落在手臂上的蚊子。
The cat swatted the toy mouse across the kitchen floor.
猫把玩具老鼠拍到厨房地板那头。
动词用法：swat 是及物动词，直接接被打的对象；可用 with 短语表示所用工具。
He swatted a fly with a rolled-up newspaper.
他用卷起的报纸猛拍苍蝇。
动词被动式：用 be swatted 表示某人或物被猛拍，常接地点或方向短语。
The fly was swatted against the window.
苍蝇被啪地拍在了窗户上。
名词用法：a swat 意为“猛拍”，常用于 give sb/sth a swat 结构，表示打一下。
She gave the dog a swat on the nose.
她拍了一下狗的鼻子。
Not this
He swat the fly.
Use this
He swatted the fly.
swat 是规则动词，过去式需双写词尾 t 再加 -ed，写作 swatted；不能直接用原形表示过去。
Not this
He gave me swat.
Use this
He gave me a swat.
swat 作名词时是可数单数名词，前面需要不定冠词 a；汉语没有冠词，因此容易漏掉。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
拍苍蝇
He swatted a fly with a folded newspaper.
他用折起来的报纸拍苍蝇。
朝某物挥打
The cat swatted at the dangling string.
猫朝着摇晃的绳子挥抓。
拍开某物，赶走
She swatted away the wasp that flew too close.
她拍开了飞得太近的黄蜂。
用力拍某人一下
The coach gave the player a swat on the back.
教练在队员背上拍了一下。
头上的一拍
He received a swat on the head for his rudeness.
他因为无礼，头被拍了一下。
拍走，赶走；(喻)驳回，不理睬
The CEO swatted away the rumors about the merger.
首席执行官驳斥了有关合并的传言。
朝…打去；(喻)抨击，攻击
Her latest article takes a swat at the government's education policy.
她最新的一篇文章抨击了政府的教育政策。
这是美国传奇棒球运动员贝比·鲁斯（Babe Ruth）的著名绰号，意为“全垒打之王”。其中 “Swat” 用作名词，指棒球中猛烈的一击或全垒打，是流行文化里对这位体育巨星的经典称呼。
Babe Ruth was known as the Sultan of Swat for his powerful hitting.
贝比·鲁斯因强有力的击球而被称为“全垒打之王”。
Use swat naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
想象你拿苍蝇拍'啪'地重拍蚊子，手起拍落又快又狠——swat就是这种用力拍打。
语域：neutral 常见场景：everyday spoken English、household settings swat 通常用于日常口语，指快速用力地拍打（如拍打苍蝇），也可作名词表示“猛拍”。在正式书面语中较少见，但一般对话中很自然。
拼写注意：swat 变 -ing/-ed 时要双写 t（swatting, swatted）。
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