1 to clean or dry sth by rubbing it with a cloth, etc 抹;擦;拭:
She stopped crying and wiped her eyes with a tissue.她不哭了,用纸巾擦干眼泪。Could you wipe the table, please?请你擦一擦桌子好吗?☞Look at the note at clean ². 参看clean^2的注释。
2wipe sth from/off sth;wipe sth away/off/up to remove sth by rubbing it 抹掉;擦去:
He wiped the sweat from his forehead.他擦掉前额上的汗。Wipe up the milk you spilled.把洒出来的牛奶抹掉。
3wipe sth (off) (sth) to remove sound, information or images from sth (从某物上)抹掉,擦去,删除(声音、信息或图像):
I accidentally wiped the tape.我不小心把那盘磁带上的录音抹掉了。I tried to wipe the memory from my mind.我试图从脑海里抹去那段回忆。
wipe sth out to destroy sth completely 消灭;摧毁:
Whole villages were wiped out in the bombing raids.一个个村庄都在轰炸中给摧毁了。
wipe²
/waɪp ||; waɪp/noun[C]
1 the action of wiping 抹;拭;擦:
He gave the table a quick wipe.他迅速擦了擦桌子。
2 a piece of paper or thin cloth that has been made wet with a special liquid and is used for cleaning sth (用清洁液体浸湿的)纸巾,薄毛巾,抹布:
a box of baby wipes一盒婴儿用湿纸巾
wipe/waIp; waIp/v [T]1 to remove liquid or dirt from a surface, especially using a cloth or your hand 擦﹐揩﹐拭: wipe sth with/on sth She wiped her eyes (=removed the tears from her eyes) with the back of her hand. 她用手背擦了擦眼睛。wipe sth from/off sth He wiped the sweat from his face. 他擦去脸上的汗水。Quickly, she wiped away her tears . 她很快擦干了眼泪。see box at见 REMOVE 方框2 to remove all the information that is stored on a tape, video, or computer DISK 抹掉﹐擦掉〔磁带上的录音﹑录像或磁盘上的信息〕—wipe n [C]wipe sth down phr v to clean a surface completely, using a wet cloth〔用湿布〕把〔表面〕擦干净wipe sth out phr v to destroy something completely 彻底毁灭〔某物〕: Whole villages were wiped out by the floods. 整座整座的村庄被洪水吞没。wipe sth up phr v to remove liquid from a surface, using a cloth〔用布〕擦干: Could you wipe that mess up? 你能把这脏东西揩掉吗?
wipewipewipeswipedwiping1verb (wipes, wiping, wiped)1to make something clean or dry with a cloth: The waitress wiped the table.I washed my hands and wiped them on a towel.2to take away something by rubbing it: She wiped the writing off the blackboard.I wiped up the milk on the floor.wipe something outto destroy a place completely: The bombs wiped out whole towns. see Picture Dictionary for videowipewipewipes2noun1the action of wiping something: He gave the table a quick wipe.2a piece of paper or thin cloth with a special liquid on it that you use for cleaning things: a box of face wipes (= for cleaning your face)