"swatting" in Chinese (Traditional)
拍打（驅趕昆蟲）- 虛假報警（swatting）
Definition
「Swatting」指用力拍打（通常是為了殺死昆蟲）。這個詞也可以指某些人惡作劇，假報警情讓警察去別人家處理虛假的緊急事件。
Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))
物理上的用法屬於口語，如「swatting a fly」（拍蒼蠅）。假報警的說法較新，通常出現在美國新聞或網絡犯罪報導中。在此意義下，「swatting」是嚴重非法行為。
Examples
He was swatting at the mosquito on his arm.
他正在用手**拍打**手臂上的蚊子。
She kept swatting flies in the kitchen.
她一直在廚房裡**拍打**蒼蠅。
The boy started swatting bugs with a newspaper.
那個男孩拿著報紙開始**打**蟲子。
Online gamers are sometimes victims of swatting, which can be very dangerous.
線上遊戲玩家有時會成為**虛假報警（swatting）**的受害者，這非常危險。
"Stop swatting me! I'm trying to read," she joked as her brother waved a magazine around.
「別再**拍我**了！我在看書呢。」她開玩笑地說，弟弟正揮著雜誌。
The police arrived at his house because of swatting, even though nothing was wrong.
警察因**虛假報警（swatting）**趕到他家，實際上什麼事也沒有。