| 词组 | wipe |
| 释义 | wipe [wiped, wiped, wiping] wipe down wipe down sth • wipe sth down to clean the surface of a table, wall, shelf etc using a wet cloth: ▪ Polly finished drying the dishes, and wiped down the cooker and the work surfaces. wipe off wipe sth off • wipe off sth • wipe sth off sth BrE to reduce the price or value of something by a particular amount - use this especially about profits, shares etc: ▪ The recession wiped 62% off the company's pre-tax profits. ▪ Following the rise in interest rates, the stock market plunged, wiping billions off the value of shares. ■ SIMILAR TO: ↑knock off wipe out 1. wipe out sth • wipe sth out to destroy or get rid of something completely: ▪ Thousands of people died, whole villages were wiped out and towns abandoned. ▪ By recycling water, farmers risk diseases which could wipe out their crops. ▪ We're going to use the money to wipe out all our debts and start again. 2. wipe out sb • wipe sb out to defeat someone easily in a competition, election etc: ▪ Labour was completely wiped out at the last general election. ■ SIMILAR TO: ↑thrash informal, ↑hammer informal 3. wipe sth out • wipe out sth to clean the inside of something, using a wet cloth: ▪ I emptied all the drawers and wiped them out with a cloth. ▪ Can you wipe out the sink for me? 4. be wiped out spoken to be extremely tired, especially because you have been very busy: ▪ I was working from six in the morning till ten at night, and by the end of the week I was completely wiped out. ■ SIMILAR TO: be exhausted, be shattered 5. wipe sb out informal to make someone very tired: ▪ That run wiped me out for the rest of the day. ■ SIMILAR TO: exhaust 6. wipe out informal especially AmE to fall down when you are skiing, surfing, riding a bike etc, or crash in a race: ▪ Brandon totally wiped out going around the last corner. wipe up 1. wipe up sth • wipe sth up to remove liquid or dirt from a surface using a cloth: ▪ Anne got a cloth and quickly started wiping up the wine. ▪ Someone's got to wipe up this mess! wipe up after sb (=wipe up the mess someone has made) ▪ He's a very messy eater - I'm always having to wipe up after him. ■ SIMILAR TO: ↑mop up 2. wipe up • wipe up sth • wipe sth up BrE to dry plates, glasses etc that have been washed, using a cloth: ▪ After Sunday lunch, my father washed the dishes while my sisters and I wiped up. ▪ It'll take me hours to wipe up all these glasses! ■ SIMILAR TO: ↑dry up |
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