swipe

Compared meaning: to hit or strike something (verb).

比较义项：打，碰撞（动词）。

• hit

  A neutral, general word for making forceful contact with something; can be direct or accidental, and covers many kinds of blows or collisions, not just sweeping motions.

  是一个中性、通用的词，指用力接触到某物，可能是直接的也可能是意外的，适用于各种打击或碰撞，而不仅限于横扫的动作。

  A low branch hit him in the face as he walked past.

  他走过时，一根低矮的树枝打到了他的脸。

• swipe 本词

  Describes a quick, sweeping or glancing blow, often made with a paw, hand, or claw, rather than a full, direct collision.

  指快速的横扫或掠过式打击，通常用爪子、手或手掌做出，而不是完全正面的碰撞。

  The cat swiped at the ball of string with its paw.

  猫用爪子朝那团毛线球猛击了一下。

Hit and swipe both mean to strike or make contact with something. Hit is neutral and general, for forceful contact, direct or accidental, covering many kinds of blows. Swipe describes a quick, sweeping blow, often made with a paw, hand, or claw.

这两个词在“打、碰撞”这个意义上很接近，但语气和方式不同：hit 是中性、通用的词，可以指任何用力的接触或碰撞；swipe 则强调横扫、掠过式的动作，常与爪子、手或手掌搭配，语气更具体、更随意。这里不比较 swipe 的“刷卡”义项，也不比较 hit 的其他引申义项。

Compared meaning: steal something, informally (verb).

比较义项：偷（非正式用语）（动词）。

• pinch

  Informal and especially British; describes stealing something small or petty, often used in the passive voice ('got pinched'); has an old-fashioned, cheeky tone rather than a serious criminal one.

  非正式用语，尤其是英式英语；表示偷走某件较小或不起眼的东西，常用被动语态（如“got pinched”）；带有一种老派、调皮的语气，而非严肃的犯罪意味。

  Someone pinched my bike from outside the pub last night.

  昨晚有人把我停在酒吧外的自行车顺走了。

• swipe 本词

  Informal and especially American; describes stealing something quickly and casually, often grabbing it in passing, such as from a counter or someone's desk; sounds brisk and opportunistic rather than cheeky.

  非正式用语，尤其是美式英语；表示迅速而随意地偷走某物，常常是顺手从柜台或别人的桌上拿走；给人一种敏捷、趁机而为的感觉，而非调皮的语气。

  He swiped a fry off my plate before I could stop him.

  他趁我来不及阻止，就从我的盘子里顺走了一根薯条。

Pinch and swipe both mean to steal something small, informally. Pinch is more British and has an old-fashioned, cheeky tone. Swipe is more American, meaning to steal quickly and casually, as if grabbing something in passing. Pinch's slang sense 'to arrest' is not compared here.

这两个词在“偷”这个意义上很接近，都指非正式、程度较轻的偷窃行为，但语域不同：pinch更偏英式，带点老派调皮的语气；swipe更偏美式，强调动作迅速随意。这里不比较pinch在俚语中还可以表示“逮捕”的意义。