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  • Conjugation : past  wiped ; ing  wiping
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Collins English-Chinese Dictionary

wipe [waɪp]
  1. 1. vt. (dry,clean) 擦
  2. 2. vt. (remove) 擦去
  3. 3. vt. [+tape] (erase) 抹掉
  4. 4. noun [c] to give sth a wipe 把某物擦一擦
    to wipe one's nose
    鼻子

Comprehensive English-Chinese Dictionary

wipe [waɪp]
  1. 1. vt. 擦,拭,揩
  2. 2. vt. 涂上,抹上,搽上
  3. 3. vt. 擦去,抹除
  4. 4. n.[c] 擦拭,抹

Collins English-English Dictionary

wipe [waɪp]
  1. 1. vt. [tr] to rub (a surface or object) lightly, esp with (a cloth, hand, etc), as in removing dust, water, grime, etc
  2. 2. vt. [usually foll by off, away, from, up, etc] to remove by or as if by rubbing lightly
    he wiped the dirt from his hands
  3. 3. vt. to eradicate or cancel (a thought, memory, etc)
  4. 4. vt. to erase a recording from (an audio or video tape)
  5. 5. vt. [Austral] [Spoken] to abandon or reject (a person)
  6. 6. vt. to apply (oil, grease, etc) by wiping
  7. 7. vt. to form (a joint between two lead pipes) with solder or soft lead
  8. 8. n the act or an instance of wiping
  9. 9. n (in film editing) an effect causing the transition from one scene to the next in which the image of the first scene appears to be wiped off the screen by that of the second
  10. 10. n [Dialect] a sweeping blow or stroke
  11. 11. n [Brit] [Dialect] a gibe or jeer
  12. 12. n a slang name for handkerchief
  13. 13. n [Etymology] Old English wipian, related to Middle Low German wipen, wip bundle (of cloth), Old High German wiffa, wifan to wind, Gothic weipan to wreathe

Examples

wipe oil over the surface
往表面涂一层油
Wipe your nose with a napkin, not your sleeve!
用纸巾擦鼻子,不要用袖子!
to wipe one's nose
擦鼻子
Kate used a handkerchief to wipe sweat off her brow and dry her hands.
凯特用手帕擦掉额头上的汗并把手擦干。
The nurse used a pad to wipe off the blood.
护士用一个垫子擦掉了鲜血。
He will wipe out the marks with an eraser.
他会用橡皮把记号擦掉。

nciku Video Note

[cā]

  • Scene:

    擦黑板 / cleaning the blackboard

  • Examples:

    擦车,擦玻璃,擦鞋

  • Description:

    擦 means to wipe something clean, or to wipe something off a surface, usually using a cloth.

Related video notes: 擦、刷

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