Word forms: plural, 3rd person singular present tense swoops, present participle swooping, past tense, past participle swooped
1VERB (警察或士兵)突击搜查,突然袭击 If police or soldiers swoop on a place, they go there suddenly and quickly, usually in order to arrest someone or to attack the place. (警察或士兵)突击搜查,突然袭击 [journalism]
The terror ended when armed police swooped on the car. [VERB + on]
武警突袭了这辆车从而制止了这起恐怖活动。
The drugs squad swooped and discovered 240 kilograms of cannabis. [VERB]