| 释义 |
sweep /swiːp/ vt. | vi. | n. | phr.
I (swept /swept/)
❶ vt.
1. 扫；拂，掸；打扫，清扫
sweep the floor 扫地板
sweep the carpet 掸地毯
The room has been swept clean. 房间已打扫干净。
sweep the house clear of dirt 扫除屋内的尘垢
sweep the sidewalk after a snowfall 下雪后清扫人行道
2. 扫去；拂去，掸去；清除
sweep away the rubbish 扫去垃圾
sweep the dirt into a dustpan 把尘土扫入簸箕
sweep the crumbs off the table with one's hand 用手拂去桌上的面包屑
sweep the bottles from the bedside table 把床头柜上的瓶子清理掉
sweep all obstacles from one's path 扫除前进道路上的一切障碍
3. 清扫(或清除)出(空地、道路等)
sweep a passage through a minefield 在布雷区中清除出一条路
4. 扫掠；向…扫射
searchlights sweeping the sky 扫掠天空的探照灯
sweep the ground with one's flashlight 用手电在地上到处照
5. 扫视；用(眼睛、目光等)扫视
His keen eyes swept the room. 他尖锐的目光扫视着房间。
He swept the sky with his binoculars. 他用双筒望远镜扫视天空。
6. 在…迅速蔓延；在…迅速传播
Fire swept the business district. 大火蔓延及整个商业区。
The disease is sweeping the country. 这种疾病正在全国迅速蔓延。
The storm swept the region. 风暴席卷全区。
Rumours swept the building. 大楼里谣言蜂起。
a new fashion sweeping America 风行美国的新式样
7. 移动着触碰；拂掠；(衣裙等)在…上拖曳
His fingers swept the keys of the piano. 他的手指在钢琴琴键上掠过。
The branches swept the surface of the water. 树枝拂掠着水面。
Her dress swept the ground as she walked. 她走路时裙裾在地上拖曳。
8. 挥动；使快速移动
sweep one's arms above one's head 挥动高举过头顶的双臂
sweep one's hand through one's hair 用手掠头发
9. (风)吹，刮；(浪等)冲；猛力推进
The wind swept his hat off. 风刮走了他的帽子。
A flood swept away the wooden bridge. 洪水冲走了木桥。
She let herself be swept forward by the crowd. 她由着自己被人群拥着向前走。
The Conservatives were swept out of office in the election. 保守党人在选举中被赶下了台。
10. 彻底消除；打消；消灭(away,off);〈罕〉在…范围内肃清(of)
Everything she cherished might be swept away overnight. 她所珍爱的一切或许会在一夜之间全都化为乌有。
The matter was soon swept from his mind. 这件事很快从他心头打消了。
sweep away all systems of exploitation 消灭一切剥削制度
The plague swept off thousands. 瘟疫夺去了几千人的生命。
sweep the country of crime 肃清全国的犯罪活动
11. (用网等)在(河流、池塘等)拖捞
sweep the river with a dragnet 用拖网在河中拖捞
12. (用扫雷舰)扫除(海洋等)中的水雷
sweep the channel 清扫海峡中的水雷
13. 〈口〉搜查(房屋或电话线路等)有无电子监听装置
The line is swept every fifteen minutes. 这条电话线路每隔15分钟搜查一次有无监听。
14. 〈美〉在…中屡战屡捷，在…中一举获胜
sweep a baseball series 在棒球联赛中屡战屡胜
sweep an election 在选举中一举获胜
The new political party swept the country. 新政党在全国范围内一举获胜。
15. 画出(线、圆、角等)的轨迹
16. 向…姿势优美流畅地行(礼)
sweep sb. a bow 向某人潇洒地一鞠躬
❷ vi.
1. 打扫地板(或房间等)；从事打扫工作
2. 扫视；扫掠
His glance swept from right to left. 他的目光从右到左扫视了一下。
A police helicopter churned overhead, its searchlight sweeping over the melee. 一架警方的直升机在头顶上发着轧轧声盘旋，探照灯对着下面混乱的人群扫掠。
3. 迅速蔓延；迅速传播
A great fire swept across the bushland. 大火蔓延着燃遍原始林带。
The news swept through the town. 消息很快在镇上传开。
The effects of recession swept through industry and agriculture alike. 经济衰退的影响遍及工业和农业部门。
Electronic dictionaries have swept through the school system. 电子词典已在所有学校里普遍使用。
4. 快速移动；猛力推进
The car swept along the highway. 汽车在公路上疾驶。
A jet fighter swept past. 一架喷气式战斗机在空中掠过。
The music is sweeping to a climax. 乐曲正快速地推向高潮。
The tanks swept over the enemy trenches. 坦克冲过敌人的战壕。
Cold winds swept over the barren plains. 寒风刮过荒凉的平原。
5. 昂首阔步地走
His formidable wife swept past him to greet us. 他那悍妻从他身边傲然走过，前来招呼我们。
6. 拂掠；(衣裙等)拖曳
Her dress swept along the ground. 她的裙裾在地上拖曳。
7. (蜿蜒着)伸展；延伸
The coast sweeps northward. 海岸向北蜿蜒伸展。
A broad driveway sweeps up to the house. 一条宽阔的汽车道一直通到屋前。
The plain sweeps away to the sea. 平原一直延伸到海边。
II n.
1. 扫；拂，掸；打扫，清扫
give the room a (good, thorough) sweep 把房间(好好，彻底)打扫一下
2. 扫荡；搜索；巡弋；军事行动；(飞机的)出动；扫雷
The police made a sweep through the campus yesterday. 警方昨天搜查了校园。
In the sweep for the American general, Italian police arrested dozens of terrorist suspects. 意大利警方在搜寻这位美国将军过程中逮捕了数十名恐怖嫌疑分子。
3. [sweeps]扫集的东西；尘土，垃圾；(金银加工工场的)金银屑
4. 从事清扫工作的人
5. = chimney sweep
6. 〈俚〉无赖汉
7. 向前移动；不断的猛力推进
the slow sweep of a glacier 冰川的缓慢移动
the sweep of the wind 风的不停劲吹
the onward sweep of history 历史的不断向前发展
8. 磅礴的气势
The symphony has passages of sweep and power. 这首交响曲有些乐段气势磅礴，雄劲有力。
9. 挥动；挥动的一击
He indicated the damage with a sweep of his hand. 他一挥手指出了损坏的地方。
10. 拂掠；(衣裙等的)拖曳
11. 射程；视野；范围；广度
The enemy tank was within the sweep of our guns. 敌人的坦克在我们的炮火射程之内。
The ship is beyond the sweep of their eye. 这条船在他们视界之外。
beyond the sweep of human intelligence 非人的智力所能理解的
12. 〈美〉(比赛等的)全胜，全奖；(惠斯特牌戏等的)满贯；(卡西诺牌戏等的)通拿，统吃
an electoral sweep 选举中压倒性的胜利
13. (道路等的)拐弯(处)；弯曲的道路(或河流等)；(树木、木材的)弯曲部分
the sweep of a road 道路的拐弯处
The river makes a great sweep to the left. 河道向左拐了个大弯。
The house is approached by a fine sweep. 一条曲径通向这所房子。
14. 连绵的一片；连续的一段时间
a sweep of mountain country 一片连绵的山区
The full length of civilization seems hardly a second in the sweep of geological history. 整个文明时期在地质史的长河中仿佛只是短暂的一瞬。
15. = sweep oar
16. (井边的)杠杆式吊水设备；(泵的)把手
17. 双翼除草铲
18. (风车的)翼板
19. 〈口〉= sweepstake
20. 【电子】扫描；扫描电压(或电流)
21. 【物】热平衡的稳定过程
22. = power sweep
23. 倾斜度
24. = sweepback
25. [常作 sweeps] 〈美〉收视率调查
[<ME swepen, 变体 < OE swāpan to sweep; 见 SWOOP] phr. a clean sweep 1. 彻底的扫除；清除 make a clean sweep of all the old books 清除所有的旧书 2. 全部的撤换 a clean sweep of all the holdovers from the old administration 对旧政府留用人员的全部撤换 3. 偿清 make a clean sweep of all one's debts 清偿全部债务 4. 彻底的胜利，全胜 It's a clean sweep for us; we finish first, second and third in the race. 我们取得全胜；赛跑中的前3名都是我们的人。A new broom sweeps clean. 见 broom
at one (或 a) sweep 一下子，一举
He sacked half of his employees at one sweep. 他一下子裁去半数雇员。
sweep all before one 获得彻底的胜利，所向无敌
sweep aside 1. 用力把…推(或移)到一边
sweep the window curtains aside 刷地一下把窗帘拉开
2. 把…撂在一边，对(评论、规定等)不考虑；漠视
She swept aside my objections. 她全然不顾我的反对意见。
sweep down 猛然袭击
The cavalry swept down on the enemy. 骑兵向敌人猛攻。
sweep everything into one's net 见 net¹
sweep out 彻底扫除，清扫(房间等)
sweep sb. off his feet 见 foot
sweep the board(s) (或 table) 1. 赢得桌上的所有赌注
2. 获全胜；胜过所有的敌手；获得压倒性胜利
He swept the board in all the swimming competitions. 他在各次游泳比赛中都获得第一名。
Our party swept the board in the election. 我党在选举中几乎获得全数的席位。
sweep the seas 见 sea
sweep up 1. 打扫，清扫(房间等)；扫去，掸去(尘土等)
2. 扫集；吹集
The wind swept up the sand into a mound. 风把沙子刮成一个小丘。
3. 飞快地抱起
She swept up her child and ran off. 她一把抱起她的孩子就跑。
swept and garnished 装饰一新的 |