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swatter
noun[ C ]
uk /ˈswɒt.ər/ us /ˈswɑː.t̬ɚ/
an object, usually flat with a handle, used for hitting insects: 苍蝇拍，拍打昆虫的东西
She complained that she needed to carry a fly swatter around all the time.她抱怨说，她需要随身带着苍蝇拍。
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Grab the fly swatter. The rainy season has arrived, ushering in a plague of mosquitoes.
Try to anticipate where the fly is going to jump when it first sees your swatter.
The fly reacts within 100 milliseconds after it first spots the moving swatter.
This is why the newspaper business is screwed — people buying swatters instead of newspapers.
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