"swatting" in Chinese (Simplified)
拍打(驱赶昆虫)- 虚假报警(swatting)
Definition
“Swatting” 指用力拍打(通常是为杀死昆虫)。它还指有人恶作剧地假报警,让警察去别人家处理虚假的紧急情况。
Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))
作为物理动作,“swatting”多为口语:如“swatting a fly”(打苍蝇)。恶搞报警(网络犯罪)则是新闻/网络环境里出现的新用法。该词用于恶作剧时属于严重犯罪,不要轻视。
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.
她一直在厨房里**拍打**苍蝇。
The boy started swatting bugs with a newspaper.
那个男孩用报纸开始**打**虫子。
Online gamers are sometimes victims of swatting, which can be very dangerous.
网络游戏玩家有时候会成为**虚假报警(swatting)**的受害者,这非常危险。
"Stop swatting me! I'm trying to read," she joked as her brother waved a magazine around.
“别再**拍我**了!我在看书呢,”她开玩笑地说,她的弟弟正挥着杂志。
The police arrived at his house because of swatting, even though nothing was wrong.
警察因为**虚假报警(swatting)**赶到他家,但其实没事。