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swoop

B2 verb

swoop /ˈswuːp/ nghĩa là sà xuống, bổ nhào

Các nghĩa

  1. sà xuống, bổ nhào

    To fly or glide downwards suddenly; to plunge (in the air) or nosedive.

    intransitive

    The lone eagle swooped down into the lake, snatching its prey, a small fish.

  2. lao nhanh, ập đến

    To move swiftly, as if with a sweeping movement, especially to attack something.

    intransitive

    The dog had enthusiastically swooped down on the bone.

  3. chộp lấy, vồ lấy

    To fall on at once and seize; to catch while on the wing.

    transitive

  4. tóm lấy, vơ lấy

    To seize; to catch up; to take with a sweep.

    transitive

    Thus the Phyſitian looks with another Eye on the Medicinal hearb, then the grazing Oxe, which ſwoops it in with the common graſs: […]

    And now at last you come to swoop it all.

  5. đi lướt qua, phô trương

    To pass with pomp; to sweep.

    intransitive

    Proude Tamer swoopes along, with such a lustie traine / As fits so brave a flood two Countries that divides: […]

  6. nhặt tàn thuốc

    To search the ground for discarded cigarette butts that can be made into new cigarettes.

    uk · slang

    He was forever diving into dustbins or swooping on to the ground for cigarette ends.

    Swooping is picking up discarded cigarette butts from the exercise yard and anywhere else they can be found.

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