swat

たたく、はたく

虫を殺したり追い払ったりするためなどに、素早くたたく。

やさしい英語で： To hit something quickly, often to kill an insect or push it away.

• She swatted a fly.
• He swatted the ball across the field.
• I tried to swat the mosquito with a newspaper.

使い方： swat something with something (She swatted the fly with a magazine.)

類義語： hit, slap

よく使う表現： swat a fly, swat something away

虚偽通報で警察を突入させる

偽の緊急通報をして、武装した警察を誰かの家に向かわせる。

やさしい英語で： To make a false emergency report so armed police are sent to someone’s home.

• Someone threatened to swat the streamer.
• A teenager swatted his rival using a false emergency call.
• Police arrested the man who had swatted several online players.

よく使う表現： swat someone online, try to swat

一打、平手打ち

手や物で、素早く強くたたくこと。

やさしい英語で： A quick, hard hit with a hand or another object.

• He gave the fly a swat.
• One swat sent the ball over the fence.
• She aimed a swat at the mosquito on her arm.

使い方： a swat at something (He took a swat at the fly.)

類義語： slap, hit, blow

よく使う表現： give a swat, swat at something