wipe out

/waɪp aʊt/· phr. v.

财经/商业B2

wipe out
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Chinese meaning

摧cuī毁huǐ,消xiāo灭miè;(此cǐ处chù双shuāng关guān"擦cā净jìng")

彻chè底dǐ消xiāo灭miè,清qīng除chú干gān净jìng

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标biāo题tí双shuāng关guān:既jì指zhǐ卫wèi生shēng纸zhǐ被bèi"擦cā净jìng"用yòng光guāng,又yòu喻yù指zhǐ消xiāo费fèi者zhě的de钱qián包bāo被bèi贸mào易yì战zhàn"掏tāo空kōng"

Example

Wiped out: US faces surging toilet paper prices amid trade war with Canada

「被bèi掏tāo空kōng:美měi加jiā贸mào易yì战zhàn持chí续xù,美měi国guó卫wèi生shēng纸zhǐ价jià格gé飙biāo升shēng」

Source: The Guardian · 26 Aug 2026

Background ✎

美měi加jiā贸mào易yì战zhàn导dǎo致zhì纸zhǐ制zhì品pǐn行háng业yè首shǒu当dāng其qí冲chōng,卫wèi生shēng纸zhǐ等děng产chǎn品pǐn价jià格gé大dà幅fú上shàng涨zhǎng,预yù计jì关guān税shuì税shuì率lǜ高gāo达dá25%至zhì50%。

Roots · etymology

由 wipe(擦拭)+ out(彻底)组合引申而来,无独立词源

  • wipe(擦,抹)+ out(尽,完),字面"擦到一干二净"

Collocations

  • wipe out savings / be wiped out by / wipe out a population

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