sweep 英 [swi:p]   美 [swip]

sweep

sweep  英 [swi:p] 美 [swip]

v. 扫除;清扫  n. 打扫,扫除;广度 

进行时:sweeping  过去式:swept  过去分词:swept  第三人称单数:sweeps  名词复数:sweeps 

I can't sweep without a broom. 没有扫帚我无法扫。
to sweep the floor 清扫地板

  • When you use a broom to clean the floor, you sweep. You also sweep when you move in a smooth, confident way, like when you sweep onto the dance floor in a dazzling new outfit.
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  • v. 扫除;清扫
  • n. 打扫,扫除;广度
  • 1. I can't sweep without a broom.

    没有扫帚我无法扫。

  • 2. to sweep the floor

    清扫地板

  • 3. She swept the crumbs into the wastebasket.

    她把面包屑扫进废纸篓里。

  • 4. He swept the leaves up into a pile.

    他把树叶扫成一堆。

  • 5. The little boat was swept out to sea.

    小船被吹到大海去了。

  • 6. She let herself be swept along by the crowd.

    她任由自己被人流挟裹着前行。

  • 7. Rain swept in through the broken windows.

    雨水从破窗户打进屋内。

  • 8. Without another word she swept out of the room.

    她再没说话,大模大样地走出房间。

  • 9. A wave of tiredness swept over her.

    她感到浑身疲惫。

  • 10. Memories came sweeping back.

    往事倏地又浮现在脑海中。

  • 11. Rumours of his resignation swept through the company.

    他辞职的传言在全公司传播开了。

  • 12. His eyes swept around the room.

    他把房间扫视了一遍。

  • 13. Searchlights swept the sky.

    探照灯在空中扫来扫去。

  • 14. Her dress swept the ground as she walked.

    她行走时衣裙拖在地上。

  • 15. The hotel gardens sweep down to the beach.

    旅馆的花园呈缓坡一直延伸到海滩。

  • 16. Give the room a good sweep.

    把房间好好打扫一下。

  • 17. Her book covers the long sweep of the country's history.

    她的著作涵盖了该国漫长的历史。

  • sweep (n.) mid-13c., "stroke, force," from sweep (v.). Meaning "act of sweeping" is from 1550s. From 1670s as "range, extent of a continued motion." In reference to police or military actions, it is attested from 1837. Sense of "a winning of all the tricks in a card game" is from 1814 (see sweepstakes); extended to other sports by 1960. Meaning "rapid survey or inspection" is from 1966. As a shortened form of chimney-sweeper, first attested 1796.
  • sweep (v.) early 14c., "make clean by sweeping with a broom;" mid-14c., "perform the act of sweeping," of uncertain origin, perhaps from a past tense form of Middle English swope "sweep," from Old English swapan "to sweep" (transitive & intransitive); see swoop (v.), or perhaps from a Scandinavian source. Related: Swept; sweeping.
sweep / swiːp ; NAmE swiːp / verb , noun sweep sweeps swept sweeping verb ( swept , swept / swept ; NAmE swept / ) with brush or hand 用刷子或手 1 [transitive ,  intransitive ] to clean a room, surface, etc. using a broom(= a type of brush on a long handle) 扫;打扫;清扫 sweep(sth) to sweep the floor 清扫地板 sweepsth + adj. The showroom had been emptied and swept clean. 陈列室已经清理出来,打扫干净了。 2 [transitive ] sweepsth + adv./prep. to remove sth from a surface using a brush, your hand, etc. 扫去;清除 She swept the crumbs into the wastebasket. 她把面包屑扫进废纸篓里。 He swept the leaves up into a pile. 他把树叶扫成一堆。 move quickly/with force 快速╱猛烈移动 3 [transitive ] sweepsb/sth + adv./prep. to move or push sb/sth suddenly and with a lot of force (迅猛地)推送,吹走,冲走,带走 The little boat was swept out to sea. 小船被吹到大海去了。 She let herself be swept along by the crowd. 她任由自己被人流挟裹着前行。 4 [intransitive ,  transitive ] (of weather, fire, etc. 风、雨、雪、火等 ) to move suddenly and/or with force over an area or in a particular direction 猛烈吹过;掠过;席卷;横扫 + adv./prep. Rain swept in through the broken windows. 雨水从破窗户打进屋内。 sweepsth Strong winds regularly sweep the islands. 这些岛上经常刮大风。 of a person 5 [intransitive ] + adv./prep. to move quickly and/or smoothly, especially in a way that impresses or is intended to impress other people 步态轻盈地走;大模大样地走 Without another word she swept out of the room. 她再没说话,大模大样地走出房间。 ( figurative) He swept into the lead with an almost perfect performance. 他以几近完美的表现跨入领先位置。 6 [transitive ] sweepsth + adv./prep. to move sth, especially your hand or arm, quickly and smoothly in a particular direction 挥动,舞动(手、臂等) He rushed to greet her, sweeping his arms wide. 他张开双臂舞动着,冲过去迎接她。 of feelings 感受 7 [intransitive ] + adv./prep. to suddenly affect sb strongly 突然袭来 A wave of tiredness swept over her. 她感到浑身疲惫。 Memories came sweeping back. 往事倏地又浮现在脑海中。 of ideas/fashions 思想;时尚 8 [intransitive ,  transitive ] to spread quickly 迅速传播 + adv./prep. Rumours of his resignation swept through the company. 他辞职的传言在全公司传播开了。 sweepsth the latest craze sweeping America 风靡美国的最新时尚 look/move over area 扫视;掠过 9 [intransitive ,  transitive ] to move over an area, especially in order to look for sth 扫视;掠过;搜索 + adv./prep. His eyes swept around the room. 他把房间扫视了一遍。 sweepsth Searchlights swept the sky. 探照灯在空中扫来扫去。 touch surface 轻触表面 10 [transitive ] sweepsth to move, or move sth, over a surface, touching it lightly (使)轻轻掠过,轻轻擦过 Her dress swept the ground as she walked. 她行走时衣裙拖在地上。 hair 头发 11 [transitive ] sweepsth + adv./prep. to brush, comb,etc. your hair in a particular direction 梳;刷;掠 Her hair was swept back from her face. 她的头发是从前边往后梳的。 of landscape 地貌 12 [intransitive ] + adv./prep. to form a long smooth curve 蜿蜒;呈缓坡延伸 The hotel gardens sweep down to the beach. 旅馆的花园呈缓坡一直延伸到海滩。 in sport 体育运动 13 [transitive ] sweepsth ( NAmE) to win all the games in a series of games against another team or all the parts of a contest (在系列比赛中)获得全部胜利,囊括各项冠军 The Blue Jays have a chance to sweep the series. 蓝鸟队有机会横扫系列赛。 New Jersey swept Detroit last season. 在上个赛季,新泽西队全胜底特律队。 IDIOMS sweep the ˈboard to win all the prizes, etc. in a competition (在比赛中)囊括所有奖项 ˌsweep sb off their ˈfeet to make sb fall suddenly and deeply in love with you 使某人立刻迷上自己;使某人对自己一见倾心 sweep (sb) to ˈpower to win an election by a large number of votes; to make sb win an election with a large number of votes (使某人)以压倒性优势在选举中获胜 sweep to ˈvictory to win a contest easily 轻易赢得(竞赛) Obama swept to victory in 2008. 奥巴马在 2008 年轻松取胜。 sweep sth under the ˈcarpet ( US also sweep sth under the ˈrug ) to try to stop people from finding out about sth wrong, illegal, embarrassing, etc. that has happened or that you have done 掩盖某事 PHRASAL VERBS ˌsweep sb aˈlong/aˈway [usually passive ] to make sb very interested or involved in sth, especially in a way that makes them forget everything else 使某人醉心;驱使某人专注 They were swept along by the force of their emotions. 他们受感情的威力所驱使。 ˌsweep sth↔aˈside to ignore sth completely 对…置之不理;不理会;全然无视 All their advice was swept aside. 他们所有的忠告全被当成了耳边风。 ˌsweep sth↔aˈway to get rid of sth completely 消灭;彻底消除;完全打消 Any doubts had long since been swept away. 一切怀疑早已完全消除。 ˌsweep sth↔ˈout to remove all the dust, dirt, etc. from a room or building using a brush 打扫干净,清扫干净(房间等) ˌsweep sb↔ˈup to lift sb up with a sudden smooth movement 一把抱起某人 He swept her up into his arms. 他一把将她抱进怀里。 noun with brush 用刷子 1 [countable ,  usually singular ] an act of cleaning a room, surface, etc. using a broom 扫;打扫;清扫 Give the room a good sweep. 把房间好好打扫一下。 curving movement 挥动 2 [countable ] a smooth curving movement 挥动;掠 He indicated the door with a sweep of his arm. 他一挥胳膊指向门。 landscape 地貌 3 [countable ,  usually singular ] a long, often curved, piece of road, river, coast, etc. (道路、河流、海岸等)一长段,绵延弯曲的地带,呈缓坡状的地带 the broad sweep of white cliffs around the bay 环绕海湾的一片白色悬崖 range 范围 4 [uncountable ] the range of an idea, a piece of writing, etc. that considers many different things 广泛性;广博的范围;广度 Her book covers the long sweep of the country's history. 她的著作涵盖了该国漫长的历史。 movement/search over area 巡行;搜索 5 [countable ] a movement over an area, for example in order to search for sth or attack sth 巡行;搜索;扫荡 The rescue helicopter made another sweep over the bay. 救援直升机在海湾上空又搜索了一遍。 chimney 烟囱 6 [countable ] = chimney sweep gambling 赌博 7 [countable ] ( NAmE also sweeps ) ( informal) = sweepstake in sport 体育运动 8 [countable ] ( NAmE) a series of games that a team wins against another team; the fact of winning all the parts of a contest (两支球队对赛其中一方)全胜的一系列比赛;囊括冠军 a World Series sweep 在世界系列赛中囊括冠军 television 电视 9 the sweeps [plural ] ( NAmE) a time when television companies examine their programmes to find out which ones are the most popular, especially in order to calculate advertising rates 节目调查时间(电视台为查明节目受欢迎度,尤为计算广告费) IDIOMsee clean adj. sweep / swiːp ; NAmE swiːp / swept / swept ; NAmE swept /
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