wipe
“Wipe” 当动词用时,意味着“擦拭,擦掉,扫除”,通常用于表示使用布、纸或者手去除某个表面的东西。作为名词,它表示“揩擦,擦拭”。
- Can you wipe the table down once you’re finished eating? (你吃完饭可以擦一下桌子吗?)
- He wiped his tears away with the back of his hand. (他用手背擦去眼泪。)
- This software can wipe all the data off your hard drive. (这个软件可以将你硬盘上的所有数据擦除。)
“Wipe” 来自于早期英语的 “wipan”,意为“擦、抹”。
“Wipe” 是单纯的词根,没有前缀或者后缀。
发展历史和文化背景
Section titled “发展历史和文化背景”“Wipe” 这个词在英语中无特定历史或文化背景,而是作为描述清除或擦拭行为的基本词汇。
- 动词过去式和过去分词:wiped
- 名词复数:wipes
马克在桌子上洒了点水,他拿起一片抹布,擦拭掉水渍。这种情况下我们可以使用 “wipe” 动词的过去式:“Mark spilled some water on the table. He picked up a cloth and wiped up the water.”
对于名词的复数形式,我们可以说:“我购买了一包湿纸巾。” In English: “I purchased a pack of wipes.”
你可以将 “wipe” 与你每天在进行清理或擦拭之类动作时联想起来,例如擦窗户、擦洗车子等。
Sam was painting, but he accidentally knocked over a tube of blue paint onto his new carpet. Without wasting time, he quickly grabbed a wipe and started to scrub the stain. After a few intense moments, Sam managed to wipe away the paint, and he sighed with relief.
山姆正在画画,但他不小心打翻了一管蓝色的颜料,溅到了他新的地毯上。他不浪费时间,迅速抓起一块湿纸巾开始擦洗污渍。经过一段紧张的时刻,山姆成功地擦掉了颜料,然后他松了一口气。