| 单词 | swatter |
| 例句 | His pet hen, a White Leghorn, clucked with excitement every time the swatter came down. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z Death was a fly that stopped buzzing when the swatter hit it. Among the Hidden 1998-03-01T00:00:00Z “It happened when your mother was a teenager. May caught her killing a roach with a fly- swatter. She said, ‘Deborah Fontanel, every living creature on the earth is special. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z The old man sat on a stool by the front door with a red rubber fly swatter in his right hand, watching them. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z “You mean it adapted itself to the fly swatter?” queried Phineas. A Separate Peace 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z The robot’s rusty metal palm fell on him like a swatter falling on a fly. The Last Last-Day-of-Summer 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z When Arnold came to and discovered this, he took off like a horsefly from a swatter. Maniac Magee 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z Enthroned there under his hat, he observed our household through his un-glasses and swished the animal-tail fly swatter that denoted his station in life. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z He picked up his swatter off the floor, killed a fly on his arm as he said the word lie, and flipped the fly off for the chicken. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z He’d painted the kitchen walls the same dark olive green as the outside, and lined them with power strips and fly swatters. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z This is not a guy you want to whack with a fly swatter. | 'Ovo': Circque du Soleil?s ?Ovo? on Randalls Island 2010-04-22T21:47:00Z Dispensing electricity in sparks That fizzled from a swatter he now held, Our Frenchman chased the fly, but left no marks, Since flies are so adroitly self-propelled . Style Invitational Week 1406: The news could be verse 2020-10-14T04:00:00Z As I watched her observe her husband and sons’ delight around the Christmas tree, I noticed that she was holding something that could either be a gold spatula or a fly swatter. Can We Talk About the Mom in ‘A Christmas Story’? 2020-12-21T05:00:00Z For an inexpensive yet effective solution, you may want to invest in a pack of fly swatters, which are ideal for smacking down flies mid-flight. The many, many ways to get rid of pesky flies 2022-05-10T04:00:00Z He fixes the overworked washer-dryer and marches around with a fly swatter, stamping out the insects that hover around the compost bin and countertop bowls overflowing with yams, oranges and avocados. The ‘Kidbutz’ of Topanga Canyon 2016-07-06T04:00:00Z Attendees instead sift through thousands of tiny objects that fill these tiny homes: miniature sponges, chocolate fondue fountains, rocking chairs, barbecue sets, Tupperware containers or fly swatters. Inside the Big World of Small Objects 2023-05-13T04:00:00Z The material of the handle remained unspecified, but the netting was crucial: it reduced wind drag, giving the swatter a “whiplike swing.” Makers: Who Made That Fly Swatter? 2012-05-27T06:55:04Z A fly swatter and a lute are also plucked, and there's some intermittent singing about the frosty weather, but such liberties are the exception rather than the rule. A licensing decree prohibiting reviews of 'The Room' at REDCAT overshadows the production, which is iffy 2016-02-05T05:00:00Z What does justice look like for a swatter? What’s on TV Thursday: ‘For the People’ and ‘Wonder Woman’ 2019-03-07T05:00:00Z To bolster my confidence he hands me a business card that lists his various areas of expertise: “Used cars, land, whiskey, manure, nails, fly swatters, dancing lessons, bongos, advice, light bulbs.” Iowa exudes a decency that even politics can’t undo 2016-03-15T04:00:00Z But for the rest of us, as the product blogger Sean Byrne notes, “it’s hard to beat the good old-fashioned fly swatter.” Makers: Who Made That Fly Swatter? 2012-05-27T06:55:04Z “They both work as a fly swatter,” he said. Orville Peck, a Masked Gay Country Star, Rides Into Brooklyn 2019-10-12T04:00:00Z According to Jones, Mother is indeed holding a fly swatter. Can We Talk About the Mom in ‘A Christmas Story’? 2020-12-21T05:00:00Z The next morning, Maniscalco was sitting in the backyard of his Hollywood home, holding a yellow fly swatter. How Is the Hottest Comic in America Still Under the Radar? 2019-08-23T04:00:00Z Unfortunately, Muse's efforts can barely get off the ground and wouldn't survive a war against a fly swatter. Concept album by Muse just drones on 2015-06-09T04:00:00Z In less than two hours, the Biden campaign released special branded fly swatters; by Thursday morning there was already a Debate Fly Halloween wig. Home Depot's giant skeleton is a metaphor for this year's outsized morbidity 2020-10-10T04:00:00Z The various fly-killing implements on the market at the time got the name “swatter” from Samuel Crumbine, secretary of the Kansas Board of Health. Makers: Who Made That Fly Swatter? 2012-05-27T06:55:04Z Additionally, you can use clear fly traps to capture the bugs who hang out in your windows, and when in doubt, a fly swatter will do the trick — you just have to be quick! The many, many ways to get rid of pesky flies 2022-05-10T04:00:00Z You have a blindfold put on you, get spun round half a dozen times, and then try to stick the furry fly swatter somewhere close to where an anatomical diagram would suggest it should be. Partygate: How much political danger is Boris Johnson in? 2022-05-29T04:00:00Z As one Ukrainian air defence officer told the BBC, it is like trying to use a giant fly swatter which had large holes in it. Ukraine's battle for control of its skies 2022-04-14T04:00:00Z He sized up the opposing player making a move toward the basket and reflexively checked on his star swatter. Making defense seem elementary, Peyton Watson quickly becomes a UCLA star 2022-02-02T05:00:00Z Would they sip a favorite soup if it had been stirred by a used but “thoroughly washed” fly swatter? How Disgust Explains Everything 2021-12-27T05:00:00Z Abdullah said the changing nature of the story and the lack of any recording of the alleged swatter made her question the police account entirely. LAPD denies requests for 'swatting' calls on BLM leader 2021-10-08T04:00:00Z “Fires are about like the weather,” Olson said, in between spitting plugs of Grizzly fine cut chew and batting at his arm with a plastic fly swatter. Living in the path of California wildfires: A summer of terror and heartbreak 2021-08-25T04:00:00Z As a man, he’s an insect enthusiast in a world of bug swatters. Perspective | Cicada season started with a police encounter and ended with a love song for this entomologist 2021-06-18T04:00:00Z Some victims were chosen simply because they were streaming their own online activities live, giving the swatters a chance to watch law enforcement respond in real time. College student who hosted racist ‘swatting’ group is sentenced to 33 months 2021-03-15T04:00:00Z A reaction from the electric swatter and gas caused an explosion that destroyed his kitchen and partly damaged the roof. Man chasing fly accidentally blows up part of house: report 2020-09-07T04:00:00Z It’s killing two birds with one stone, as you say in English, or killing two flies with one swatter, as we say in German. This scientist hopes to test coronavirus drugs on animals in locked-down Wuhan 2020-01-23T05:00:00Z Police identified the swatter’s voice when he called back from his own phone Swatting hoaxes — where a perpetrator makes a fake threat to draw an extreme police response — can be highly difficult to trace. FBI arrests alleged member of prolific neo-Nazi swatting ring 2020-01-13T05:00:00Z It is not known what the swatter told police when they made their false report. Fortnite world champion 'swatted' mid-game 2019-08-12T04:00:00Z Most counter-measures have been as effective as fly swatters against a plague of locusts. Editorials from around Pennsylvania 2019-04-03T04:00:00Z Barriss’ defense attorney argued that the notoriety of being a known swatter within the gaming community “became an intoxicant” to him and incrementally desensitized him to real world consequences. Man who made hoax call in deadly swatting seeks 20 year term 2019-02-25T05:00:00Z At the peak of the epidemic, Denino posted a video titled “A Terrorist Is Trying to Ruin My Life,” in which he tearfully asked for help tracking down the swatter. Ice Poseidon’s Lucrative, Stressful Life as a Live Streamer 2018-07-02T04:00:00Z Many swatters are never found, although the serial offender behind that death was sentenced to 20 years in prison. FBI arrests alleged member of prolific neo-Nazi swatting ring 2020-01-13T05:00:00Z Prosecutors identified the “swatter” as Tyler Barriss, 25, of Los Angeles, who was being held on Thursday on $500,000 bond in a Kansas jail. Two men plead not guilty in U.S. court in Kansas in 'swatting' death 2018-06-14T04:00:00Z In an interview days after the shooting, Lisa Finch, Mr. Finch’s mother, criticized both the swatters and the police. 3 Men Face Federal Charges in Fatal ‘Swatting’ Prank 2018-05-24T04:00:00Z “But let’s be clear: the swatter did not shoot the bullet that killed Andy Finch. That was an officer working under the direction of the Wichita Police Department.” Family of man killed after ‘swatting’ call sues Wichita 2018-01-22T05:00:00Z “We know that swatters can be teenagers in their bedroom making a swatting call while Mom and Dad watch TV.” Man accused of fatal Kansas 'swatting' hoax charged in Canada over similar call 2018-01-10T05:00:00Z Another member of Deadnet IRC apparently agreed to inform on the group after being arrested separately, and he told the FBI that he and fellow swatters were white supremacists “sympathetic to the neo-Nazi movement.” FBI arrests alleged member of prolific neo-Nazi swatting ring 2020-01-13T05:00:00Z Hours after the shooting, a man claiming to be the swatter called into a popular YouTube program on gaming and online culture, and was interviewed by the host, Daniel Keem, known as Keemstar. Fatal ‘Swatting’ Episode in Kansas Raises Quandary: Who Is to Blame? 2017-12-31T05:00:00Z The man arrested in connection with the Wichita case, Tyler R. Barriss, 25, was a known swatter. kansas-hoax01 2017-12-31T05:00:00Z An Amish farmer delivers handmade fly swatters and other goods to the store by bus since he does not drive a car. Town Fights to Turn Retail Tide at a Little Mall That Might 2017-12-24T05:00:00Z “It’s like trying to kill roaches with a fly swatter. You kill a couple and a bunch of them come back. What we’re doing is demanding that they be responsible corporate citizens.” US gun violence spawns a new epidemic: conspiracy theorists harassing victims 2017-11-28T05:00:00Z Armed with pesticide sprayers and fly swatters, they fanned out and took the different corners of the base. War Is Hell. Mary Roach Met the Folks Who Make It Less So. Mr. Finch’s mother, Lisa Finch, said in an interview on Sunday that both the officer who fired the shot and the swatter who lied to police should be charged with murder for her son’s death. Fatal ‘Swatting’ Episode in Kansas Raises Quandary: Who Is to Blame? 2017-12-31T05:00:00Z Finch’s mother, Lisa Finch, said Sunday that both the officer who fired the shot and the swatter who lied to police should be charged with murder for her son’s death. kansas-hoax01 2017-12-31T05:00:00Z Bees find nectar and tell their hive-mates; flies evade the swatter; and cockroaches seem to do whatever they like wherever they like. Do Honeybees Feel? Scientists Are Entertaining the Idea 2016-04-18T04:00:00Z Because calling 911 only connects to local emergency services, swatters in distant locations call non-emergency lines and ask to be transferred. The terror of swatting: how the law is tracking down high-tech prank callers 2016-04-15T04:00:00Z The Associated Press report described a “willing and rugged workman” being “completely outclassed” by a “skinny negro swatter.” How Sugar Ray Robinson made Jake La Motta his bloody Valentine in 1951 2016-02-08T05:00:00Z It used to be that Broadkill residents marked the season by the insects pestering them, and the store had an enormous fly swatter on display. Broadkill beach fill begins: Pushing back time and tide 2015-04-25T04:00:00Z The thing I remember most is making fly swatters. Andy Bryant of Intel: At Work, Don’t Just Check Off Boxes 2015-04-11T04:00:00Z The law would require convicted swatters to pay the costs of calling out emergency response teams. Alleged 'swatter' arrested in US 2015-02-09T05:00:00Z But the paths he followed kept diverging – the first call pointed toward a person in New York, the second indicated a swatter in Canada. The terror of swatting: how the law is tracking down high-tech prank callers 2016-04-15T04:00:00Z The alleged swatter claims to live in Serbia. 'About 20' police officers sent to Gamergate critic's former home after fake hostage threat 2015-01-04T05:00:00Z From the tops of their heads, hordes of young people march by selling everything imaginable: melons, popcorn, fly swatters, Cokes, pipes, socks, T-shirts, cement mix. Ebola Ravages Economies in West Africa 2014-12-30T05:00:00Z But in high school, he was also a swatter, one of four batters known as the Bomb Crew. Giants’ Ace Is the Product of Rural North Carolina and a Proud Father 2014-10-30T04:00:00Z Why doesn’t Obama pick up the fly swatter? If Thomas Friedman is the voice of reason on ISIS, then things have gotten out of hand 2014-09-03T04:00:00Z She watched his Belmont victory while perched on her couch, using a fly swatter to mimic his moves with his whip. The Horses Don’t Care if the Jockey’s a Woman 2013-06-08T19:09:11Z Flies are among the most agile flying creatures on Earth, able to dodge the best attempts of swatters. Robotic fly takes off at Harvard 2013-05-03T14:46:26Z These tails function like built-in fly swatters that enable the animals to protect themselves from biting insects. Ever wonder why animals have tails? 2012-10-14T23:18:45Z A child from the crowd was handed an oversized fly swatter and encouraged to beat the cockroach until he fell onto the field. Reporter’s Notebook: Waiting for an Edwards Verdict and Getting Acquainted With Greensboro, N.C. 2012-05-22T13:44:53Z The fly swatters found on Kodiak were from a shipping container that went overboard almost four months ago, according to the Kodiak Daily Mirror. Mariners should know all about swatting flies 2012-05-19T23:43:04Z With bug season approaching, you might be stocking up on citronella, repellent sprays and swatters. Iridescent bugs: The science behind nature?s bling 2011-05-16T23:39:00Z “Go away helicopter – before I take out my giant swatter :-/” Athar did not realize it but he would go on to live-tweet the U.S. military raid on bin Laden’s compound. Twitter Is About To Get Bigger 2011-05-02T14:02:10Z One reason the fly is a master at evading the handheld swatter is that its wings beat remarkably fast—about 200 times a second. Cyborg Beetles: Merging of Machine and Insect to Create Flying Robots (preview) 2011-01-04T16:18:47.833Z I was doing the hurling and in the very first inning the old swatter came up with the sacks charged and two out. Lefty Locke Pitcher-Manager Now, Schlei was no three hundred hitter, but he was a good man in a pinch and looked like Wagner when compared to Ames as a swatter. Pitching in a Pinch or, Baseball from the Inside He was 50 a swatter from away back, and all sorts of stories were circulated as to the number of home runs he had to his credit up to date. Jack Winters' Baseball Team Or, The Rivals of the Diamond Killing enraged bees with a swatter or the end of a broom or plank was keen sport and one culled with knife edge excitement. The Land of Look Behind Yes, for a youth of sixteen years, I fear it must be admitted that I was unnaturally parsimonious, and a good deal of what schoolboys used to call a smug and a swatter. The Record of Nicholas Freydon An Autobiography A fly can get under way in time to escape a descending swatter. The Pygmy Planet For him the inconceivable disaster was complete and utter; upon him despair descended as a patent swatter upon a lone housefly. The Life of the Party This is possible by burning, burying or otherwise removing the dirt or filth, and by using fly traps, "swatters" and fly paper. Manual of Military Training Second, Revised Edition As a kid, Bertrand recalled killing bumblebees in the old woodshed with a fly swatter. The Land of Look Behind She was secretly relieved that her swatter plan had not been accepted, for she had a marked aversion to killing flies. Rainbow Hill The player with the swatter follows the runner and swats him until he is back in position. Games and Play for School Morale A Course of Graded Games for School and Community Recreation As a further precaution keep it from the home by the use of screens and when necessary "swatters." An Elementary Study of Insects Exam week came and went, leaving inkstained fingers and a crop of headaches; mistresses were busy correcting papers; "swatters" were daring to congratulate themselves, and "slackers" were bewailing the difficulty of the questions. The Youngest Girl in the Fifth A School Story We behaved just as all the other men, rich or poor, swatters or sportsmen or Pinky Dinkys, behaved, and exactly as we were expected to behave. The New Machiavelli Do not make the mistake of trying to control the pest with the "swatters" alone. An Elementary Study of Insects The player with the swatter runs on and places it in the hands of some other player. Games and Play for School Morale A Course of Graded Games for School and Community Recreation |
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