来自PIE*weip,弯，转，摇晃，词源同vibrate,whip。引申词义前后移动，清洗，擦拭。

1. When he had finished washing he began to wipe the basin clean.

他清洗完后开始把洗脸池擦拭干净。

2. The spill could wipe out the Gulf's turtle population.

这次原油泄漏可能会使波斯湾的海龟灭绝。

3. Why not wipe the slate clean and start all over again?

为什么不洗心革面、从头来过呢？

4. She gave the table a quick wipe and disappeared behind the counter.

她很快地擦了擦桌子，然后就消失到柜台后面去了。

5. Wipe the mushrooms clean and thread them on a string.

把这些蘑菇擦干净，然后用线穿起来。