flyswatter

flyswatter — noun

1. a household tool with a broad flat end attached to a stick, designed to be swung

1.名詞B1
釋義

a household tool with a broad flat end attached to a stick, designed to be swung at flies and other flying bugs to kill them

例句

Rafael grabbed the flyswatter and chased a wasp out of the kitchen.

collocation: grab a flyswatter

Otis swatted a mosquito on the wall with a flyswatter before it reached the table.

action: swat [insect] with a flyswatter

同義詞
  • swatter

    shortened form, very common in everyday speech

  • fly swat

    less common variant, used mainly in British English

  • fly racket

    specifically a racket-shaped swatter, sometimes electric

文法句型

countable noun: a/the flyswatter; plural: flyswatters

用法筆記

Distinguish from electronic devices: this word covers only the handheld manual tool. Bug zappers and electric swatters attract and kill insects with light or electricity, not by hitting.

常見錯誤

❌I used the flyswatter to spray the ants on the counter.
✅I used the flyswatter to swat the fly on the counter.
💡A flyswatter hits insects; use bug spray for spraying.
❌She killed the mosquito with a fly swatter.
✅She killed the mosquito with a flyswatter.
💡The standard spelling is one compound word, not two separate words.