1640s, "act of wiping," from wipe (v.). From 1708 as "something used in wiping" (especially a handkerchief); 1971 as "disposable absorbent tissue."
wipe (v.)
Old English wipian "to wipe, cleanse," from Proto-Germanic *wipjan "to move back and forth" (cognates: Danish vippe, Middle Dutch, Dutch vippen, Old High German wifan "to swing"), from PIE *weip- "to turn, vacillate, tremble" (source of Latin vibrare "to shake;" see vibrate).
雙語例句
1. When he had finished washing he began to wipe the basin clean.
他清洗完后開始把洗臉池擦拭干凈。
來自柯林斯例句
2. The spill could wipe out the Gulf's turtle population.
這次原油泄漏可能會使波斯灣的海龜滅絕。
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3. Why not wipe the slate clean and start all over again?
為什么不洗心革面、從頭來過呢？
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4. She gave the table a quick wipe and disappeared behind the counter.
她很快地擦了擦桌子，然后就消失到柜臺后面去了。
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5. Wipe the mushrooms clean and thread them on a string.