1796, American English and northern England dialect word, possibly an alteration of Middle English swap "to strike, smite" (see swap), ultimately of imitative origin. Related: Swatted; swatting. The noun is recorded from 1800.
雙語(yǔ)例句
1. Mother took a swat at Jack's arm.
母親打了杰克胳膊一下。
來(lái)自柯林斯例句
2. She gave him a swat on the head.
她猛擊他的頭部.
來(lái)自《現(xiàn)代英漢綜合大詞典》
3. Save some food for SWAT Team. It also for your birthday.