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?