1 VERB 扫;掸;打扫;清扫 If you sweep an area of floor or ground, you push dirt or rubbish off it using a brush with a long handle. 扫;掸;打扫;清扫
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The owner of the store was sweeping his floor when I walked in. [VERB noun]
当我走进商店的时候，店主正在扫地。
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She was in the kitchen sweeping crumbs into a dust pan. [VERB noun prep./adv.]
她正在厨房把面包屑扫入簸箕里。
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Norma picked up the broom and began sweeping. [VERB]
诺尔玛拿起扫帚开始扫了起来。
SYN brush, clean, wipe, vacuum
2 VERB 拂去;掸去 If you sweep things off something, you push them off with a quick smooth movement of your arm. 拂去;掸去
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I swept rainwater off the flat top of a gravestone. [VERB noun prep./adv.]
我拂去了墓碑顶上的雨水。
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With a gesture of frustration, she swept the cards from the table. [VERB noun prep./adv.]
她懊恼地把桌子上的牌都拂到了地上。
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'Thanks friend,' he said, while sweeping the money into his pocket. [VERB noun prep./adv.]
“谢了，朋友，”他说着就把钱划拉进了口袋。
SYN clear, remove, brush, clean
3 VERB 梳,拢(头发) If someone with long hair sweeps their hair into a particular style, they put it into that style. 梳,拢(头发)
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...stylish ways of sweeping your hair off your face. [VERB noun prep./adv.]
露出脸形的时髦发式
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Her long, fine hair was swept back in a ponytail. [be VERB-ed]
她长长的秀发在脑后梳成一个马尾。
4 V-ERG (使)(手臂)挥动 If your arm or hand sweeps in a particular direction, or if you sweep it there, it moves quickly and smoothly in that direction. (使)(手臂)挥动
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His arm swept around the room. [VERB prep./adv.]
他伸出手臂绕着房间挥了一圈。
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Daniels swept his arm over his friend's shoulder. [VERB noun prep./adv.]
丹尼尔斯把胳膊搭在了他朋友的肩上。
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...the long sweeping arm movements of a violinist. [VERB-ing]
小提琴演奏者的大幅度挥臂动作
5 VERB (风、汹涌的海水等)席卷,横扫,掠过 If wind, a stormy sea, or another strong force sweeps someone or something along, it moves them quickly along. (风、汹涌的海水等)席卷,横扫,掠过
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...landslides that buried homes and swept cars into the sea. [VERB noun prep./adv.]
埋没家园并把汽车卷入大海的山体滑坡
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Suddenly, she was swept along by the crowd. [VERB noun prep./adv.]
一时间，她被人群推搡着向前走。
SYN carry, pull, drag, drive
6 VERB 将…迅速送到 If you are swept somewhere, you are taken there very quickly. 将…迅速送到
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The visitors were swept past various monuments. [be VERB-ed prep./adv.]
游客们被带着走马观花地参观了各种纪念碑。
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A limousine swept her along the busy freeway to the airport. [VERB noun prep./adv.]
一辆豪华轿车载着她沿着拥挤的高速公路飞速驶向机场。
7 VERB 扫过;掠过;疾驰而过 If something sweeps from one place to another, it moves there extremely quickly. 扫过;掠过;疾驰而过 [written]
SYN sail, pass, fly, tear
8 VERB (事件、思想、信仰)迅速传播,席卷 If events, ideas, or beliefs sweep through a place, they spread quickly through it. (事件、思想、信仰)迅速传播,席卷
SYN spread through, flood, overwhelm, engulf
9 VERB (通常指生气时)大模大样地走,趾高气扬地走 If someone sweeps into a place, they walk into it in a proud, confident way, often when they are angry. (通常指生气时)大模大样地走,趾高气扬地走 [written]
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She swept into the conference room. [VERB prep./adv.]
她大模大样地走入会议室。
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Scarlet with rage, she swept past her employer and stormed up the stairs. [VERB prep./adv.]
她气得涨红了脸，大摇大摆地经过她的上司，冲上了楼。
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The Chief turned and swept out. [VERB prep./adv.]
机长转过身，气呼呼地夺门而去。
SYN swagger, sail, breeze, stride
10 VERB 彻底删掉;迅速除去 If a person or thing sweeps something away or aside, they remove it quickly and completely. 彻底删掉;迅速除去
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The commission's conclusions sweep away a decade of denials and cover-ups. [VERB noun with adv.]
委员会的结论将十年来的否认和掩饰无情地揭开。
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In times of war, governments often sweep human rights aside. [VERB noun with adv.]
战争时期，政府经常对人权置之不顾。
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He swept the names from his mind. [VERB noun prep.]
他把这些名字抛诸脑后。
SYN clear, remove
11 VERB (目光)扫视;(灯光)扫过,掠过 If lights or someone's eyes sweep an area, they move across the area from side to side. (目光)扫视;(灯光)扫过,掠过 [mainly written]
SYN scan, run over, skim, eye
12 VERB 蜿蜒,延伸;绵延 If land or water sweeps somewhere, it stretches out in a long, wide, curved shape. 蜿蜒,延伸;绵延
13 N-COUNT [with supplement] (道路、河流)绵延弯曲的地带,宽广而弯曲的一长段 A sweep of land or water forms a long, wide, curved shape. (道路、河流)绵延弯曲的地带,宽广而弯曲的一长段
SYN arc, bend, curve
14 VERB 轻松赢得(竞选等) If a person or group sweeps an election or sweeps to victory, they win the election easily. 轻松赢得(竞选等)
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...a man who's promised to make radical changes to benefit the poor has swept the election. [VERB noun]
承诺彻底改善贫困人口状况的候选人轻松赢得了选举。
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In both republics, centre-right parties swept to power. [VERB + to]
两个共和国的中右派政党都轻而易举地夺取了政权。
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...voters nostalgic for the free-spending policies of the 1980s swept his Socialists back to power. [VERB noun to noun]
选民们很怀念 20 世纪 80 年代的自由支出政策，这使得社会党人轻松重夺政权。
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...a sweeping victory. [VERB-ing]
一场大胜
SYN sail
15 N-COUNT [usually singular] 搜查;搜索;扫荡 If someone makes a sweep of a place, they search it, usually because they are looking for people who are hiding or for an illegal activity. 搜查;搜索;扫荡
SYN search, check, examination, look
16 N-SING [with supplement] 广泛性;广度 If you refer to the sweep of something, you are indicating that it includes a large number of different events, qualities, or opinions. 广泛性;广度
SYN extent, range, span, stretch
17 See also: sweeping chimney sweep
18 PHRASE 掩盖;掩饰 If someone sweeps something bad or wrong under the carpet, or if they sweep it under the rug, they try to prevent people from hearing about it. 掩盖;掩饰
19 PHRASE 在(比赛中)大获全胜;横扫 If you make a clean sweep of something such as a series of games or tournaments, you win them all. 在(比赛中)大获全胜;横扫
20 PHRASE 使一见倾心;把…一下子迷住 If someone sweeps you off your feet, you fall in love with them very quickly because you find them very attractive or exciting. to sweep the board→see: board 使一见倾心;把…一下子迷住
| Word Partnership | Use sweep with: |
| ADV. | sweep someone/something away 5 6 |
| PREP. | sweep through someplace 7 8 sweep into someplace 9 |
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