He used the interview to take a swipe at his critics.

他利用这次采访对批评他的人予以回击。

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In the context of his argument, this swipe follows from a discussion of how liberals' dismissal of the today's reading as a "gimmick" shows they don't take the document seriously.

作者之所以如此愤怒，背景在于一些自由党人认为，今天的朗诵节目是一种“花招”，正好证明他们拿这份文件多么不当回事。

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Apple is due to unveil a new version of the iPhone today, in an attempt to boost its standing in the mobile market further and take another swipe at its rivals.

苹果将会在今天推出新版本iphone，以试图进一步加强其在手机市场的地位并打击竞争对手。

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Today's trustbusters are better economists, less prone to take a swipe against big and successful companies just because they are big and successful.

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There was a notable lack of any Tory-bashing from the Lib Dem leader, after a week when other senior party figures have seized on the licence of conference season to take a swipe at their coalition partners.

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But the environmental group, which has pressured tech giants like Google, Apple and Facebook to power their clouds with clean energy, also took the opportunity to take a swipe at Microsoft, which was slammed in The New York Times series for its data center practices.

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