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swatting
noun[ U ]
mainly USuk /ˈswɒt.ɪŋ/ us /ˈswɑː.t̬ɪŋ/
the action of making a false report of a serious emergency so that a SWAT team(= a group of officers trained to deal with dangerous situations) will go to a person's home, by someone who wants to frighten, upset, or cause problems for that person: 报假警恶作剧
Swatting has become an increasingly popular harassment tactic among online gamers.报假警恶作剧已经成为网游玩家中越来越流行的骚扰手段。
A "swatting" hoax led to police shooting dead a 28-year-old man.一场报假警恶作剧导致警方开枪打死了一名28岁的男子。
Swatting involves placing a hoax emergency call to draw a strong police response to an address.
The man who allegedly placed the "swatting" call has been arrested.
It was only a matter of time before swatting would cost someone their life.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Causing anxiety and worry
alarming
alarmingly
bite
catch up with someone
come back to bite someoneidiom
disturb
dread
frighten
frighten someone/something away/off
get/go beyond a jokeidiom
give someone the jimjamsidiom
give someone the jittersidiom
oppressive
rattle
roost
stressful
stressfully
suspenseful
suspensefully
suspensive
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