strafe; sweep (with gunfire, eyes, or light)
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
2 senses · 6 examplesverb
to strafe; to sweep with continuous gunfire (from machine guns, submachine guns, etc.)
technicalMilitary terminology describing the action of moving a weapon back and forth to cover an area with gunfire.
Shì士
bīng兵
yòng用
jī机
qiāng枪
xiàng向
dí敌
jūn军
zhèn阵
dì地
sǎo扫
shè射
。
The soldiers strafed the enemy positions with machine guns.
Zhí直
shēng升
jī机
duì对
dì地
miàn面
mù目
biāo标
jìn进
xíng行
sǎo扫
shè射
。
The helicopter strafed the ground targets.
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Dí敌
rén人
tū突
rán然
sǎo扫
shè射
，
wǒ我
men们
gǎn赶
jǐn紧
wò卧
dǎo倒
duǒ躲
bì避
。
The enemy suddenly opened fire with a sweeping burst, and we quickly hit the deck to take cover.
verb
to sweep (over); to glance across; to rake (with one's eyes or lights)
neutralFigurative extension of the military sense, describing how eyes or lights move across a scene in a sweeping motion.
Tā他
de的
mù目
guāng光
sǎo扫
shè射
quán全
chǎng场
，
xún寻
zhǎo找
nà那
ge个
shú熟
xī悉
de的
shēn身
yǐng影
。
His eyes swept across the entire hall, searching for that familiar figure.
Tàn探
zhào照
dēng灯
zài在
yè夜
kōng空
zhōng中
sǎo扫
shè射
，
sōu搜
xún寻
zhe着
kě可
yí疑
de的
mù目
biāo标
。
The searchlight swept through the night sky, looking for suspicious targets.
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Jǐng警
chá察
yòng用
shǒu手
diàn电
tǒng筒
sǎo扫
shè射
shù树
lín林
，
chá查
kàn看
shì是
fǒu否
yǒu有
rén人
cáng藏
nì匿
。
The police swept the woods with flashlights to see if anyone was hiding.