• vt. 猛擊；偷竊；刷…卡
• n. 猛擊；尖刻的話
• vi. 猛打；大口喝酒

可能來自 sweep 拼寫變體，引申詞義重擊，猛打，以及刷磁卡，刷信用卡等。

swipe

swipe: see sweep

swipe (v.)

1825, "strike with a sweeping motion," from swipe (n.). The slang sense of "steal, pilfer" appeared 1885, American English; earliest use in prison jargon:

The blokes in the next cell, little Charley Ames and the Sheeney Kid, they was hot to try it, and swiped enough shoe-lining out of shop No. 5, where they worked, to make us all breeches to the stripes. ["Lippincott's Magazine," vol. 35, June 1885]

Meaning "run a credit card" is 1990s. Related: Swiped; swiper; swiping.

swipe (n.)

1807, "a driving stroke made with the arms in full swing," perhaps a dialectal variant of sweep (n.), or in part from obsolete swip "a stroke, blow" (c. 1200), from Proto-Germanic *swip-, related to Old English swipu "a stick, whip; chastisement." Other possible sources or influences are Middle English swope "to sweep with broad movements" (in reference to brooms, swords, etc.), from Old English swapan; obsolete swaip "stroke, blow;" or obsolete swape "oar, pole."

1. He took a swipe at Andrew that deposited him on the floor.

他揮拳將安德魯打倒在地。

來自柯林斯例句

2. Swipe your card through the phone, then dial.

在電話機上刷卡，然后撥號。

來自柯林斯例句

3. Access to the building is by swipe card only.

這棟樓用磁卡才能進去。

來自《權威詞典》

4. The article takes a side swipe at the teachers.

這篇文章對教師進行了旁敲側擊的批評.

來自《簡明英漢詞典》

5. She took a playful swipe at her brother.

她玩笑般地朝她弟弟揮手打去.

來自《簡明英漢詞典》