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