词组 | wipe out |
释义 | 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. |
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