swoop

verb

1. （尤指为了袭击）向下猛冲，俯冲
   to fly quickly and suddenly downwards, especially in order to attack sb/sth
   1. The aircraft swooped down over the buildings.
      飞机俯冲到那些建筑物上方。
2. 突然袭击；突击搜查；突然行动
   to visit or attack sb/sth suddenly and without warning

noun

1. （鸟等的）向下猛冲，俯冲
   an act of moving suddenly and quickly through the air in a downward direction, as a bird does
2. 突然袭击；突击搜查；突然行动
   an act of arriving somewhere or attacking sth/sb in a way that is sudden and unexpected
   1. Large quantities of drugs were found during a police swoop on the star's New York home.
      警方对这位明星在纽约的住所进行突击搜查，发现了大量毒品。

1. VERB (警察或士兵)突击搜查，突然袭击
   If police or soldiers swoop on a place, they go there suddenly and quickly, usually in order to arrest someone or to attack the place.
   1. The terror ended when armed police swooped on the car...
      武警突袭了这辆车从而制止了这起恐怖活动。
   2. The drugs squad swooped and discovered 240 kilograms of cannabis.
      缉毒组突击搜查，查获了 240 千克的大麻。
   3. Swoop is also a noun.
      
   4. Police held 10 suspected illegal immigrants after a swoop on a German lorry.
      警察对一辆德国卡车进行突击搜查后扣留了 10 名可疑的非法移民。
2. VERB (鸟或飞机)向下猛冲，俯冲
   When a bird or aeroplane swoops, it suddenly moves downwards through the air in a smooth curving movement.
   1. More than 20 helicopters began swooping in low over the ocean...
      20 多架直升机开始下降向海面俯冲。
   2. The hawk swooped and soared away carrying something.
      那只鹰向下猛冲，抓住东西后又展翅高飞了。
3. PHRASE 一下子; 一举
   If something is done in one fell swoop or at one fell swoop, it is done on a single occasion or by a single action.
   1. In one fell swoop the bank wiped away the tentative benefits of this policy.
      银行一下子就抹杀了这项政策暂时带来的好处。

1. It seemed that the plane was going to swoop down and strafe the town, so we dived for cover.
   飞机看起来好像要俯冲下来轰炸小镇，所以我们赶紧蹲下躲避。
2. The terror ended when armed police swooped on the car
   武警突袭了这辆车从而制止了这起恐怖活动。
3. The drugs squad swooped and discovered 240 kilograms of cannabis.
   缉毒组突击搜查，查获了240千克的大麻。
4. More than 20 helicopters began swooping in low over the ocean
   20多架直升机开始下降向海面俯冲。
5. The hawk swooped and soared away carrying something.
   那只鹰向下猛冲，抓住东西后又展翅高飞了。
6. In one fell swoop the bank wiped away the tentative benefits of this policy.
   银行一下子就抹杀了这项政策暂时带来的好处。
7. The police made their swoop at dawn and wiped out the criminal gang.
   警方凌晨从天而降，一举消灭了这个犯罪团伙。
8. But afterwards changed the motionless industry to succeed atone fell swoop.
   而后来转向不动产业一举成功。
9. Fortunately, AIX provides a command to gather the data in one fell swoop.
   好在AIX提供了一个简便的命令，可以一下子收集所有数据。
10. She just broke up with the guy, it's time for you to swoop in!
    她刚刚甩了那个家伙，这是你扑过去的好机会。
11. You can lose your job and your savings ─ all in one fell swoop.
    你可能会在丢了饭碗的同时，丢掉自己的积蓄&一杆子打翻一篮子的蛋。
12. The millionaire lost his money and his friends at one fell swoop.
    百万富翁一下子丧失了金钱和朋友。
13. You can see the bats begin to swoop and dart at nightfall.
    黄昏时你会看到蝙蝠开始飞来掠去。
14. This hero of the skies is always ready to swoop in for the rescue.
    这个翱翔天空的英雄时刻准备着扑身而下进行施救。
15. The owl made a sudden swoop down and caught the mouse.
    猫头鹰突然猛扑下来抓住了老鼠。
16. In one fell swoop, it seemed, he changed everything Americans believed about baseball.
    看来，他改变了美国人对棒球的所有观念。
17. With a swoop of his shining ax the third tree fell.
    他的利斧唰地砍向了小树，第三棵树倒下了。
18. He lost all his wealth all at one swoop.
    他一下子失去了所有的财产。
19. Swoop through GOTHAM CITY and unleash justice playing as BATMAN in this LEGO action adventure.
    一举通过街头市和释放发挥司法作为蝙蝠侠在这个乐高动作冒险。
20. He was secretly buying up shares of the company, planning to take it over at one fell swoop.
    他在偷偷地购买那家公司的股票，计划一举将其吞并。
21. They will swoop down on to the fields which men have cultivated and devour every kind of harvest.
    它们会突然下降到人耕耘的田野上，吞吃每一种的收成。
22. In one fell swoop he's destroyed everything we've achieved in the last year.
    他一下子就毁掉了我们去年的所有成果。
23. The representatives arrived all in one swoop.
    代表们一下子全到了。
24. They could cut console production costs and take control over the entire supply chain in one fell swoop.
    他们可以降低生产成本和控制控制台的整个供应链。
25. It seemed the plane was going to swoop down and strafe the town.
    那飞机似乎要向下俯冲并且猛烈炮轰这个城镇。
26. The gambler lost his money, his car, and his home at one fell swoop.
    那个赌徒在一次孤注一掷中把自己的钱、汽车和房子都输光了。
27. I lost all my savings in one fell swoop.
    我所有的储蓄一下子都丢失了。
28. We saw the eagle swoop from the sky to catch its prey.
    我们看到老鹰从天空猛扑下去抓猎物。
29. All our problems solved in one fell swoop.
    我们的所有问题一下子就全部解决了。
30. I put a plate of biscuits on the table and the three children ate them at one fell swoop.
    我把一盘饼干放在桌子上，结果3个孩子一下子把它们都吃光了。

n.

at/in one fell swoop

• 一下子；一举
  all at the same time; in a single action, especially a sudden or violent one

noun

1. a swift descent through the air

2. a very rapid raid

3. (music) rapid sliding up or down the musical scale
   1. the violinist was indulgent with his swoops and slides

   Synonym:    slide

verb

1. seize or catch with a swooping motion

   Synonym:    swoop up

2. move down on as if in an attack
   1. The raptor swooped down on its prey
   2. The teacher swooped down upon the new students

   Synonym:    pounce

3. move with a sweep, or in a swooping arc