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sweep (obj) MOVEswi:pvpast swept sweptto move, esp. quickly and powerfully（尤指猛力而急速地）移动The train swept along. [I always + adv/prep]火车疾驰而去。The army swept over the border, eliminating all resistance. [I always + adv/prep]军队横扫了边境，消灭了所有抵抗力量。Everyone looked up as she swept into the room. [I always + adv/prep]她风风火火地走进房间时每个人都抬起头看着她。The fire swept (= spread quickly) through the house. [I always + adv/prep]火势很快蔓延到整幢房子。A new virus is sweeping (= spreading quickly) through the dairy cattle herds. [I always + adv/prep]一种新病毒很快在奶牛群中传开。(fig.) A 1970s fashion revival is sweeping (= spreading through and influencing) Europe. [T]七十年代流行风尚的复苏浪潮正席卷整个欧洲。Her gaze swept (= looked round) across the assembled crowd. [I always + adv/prep]她向集会的人群扫视了一番。The National Party swept into power (= easily won the election) with a majority of almost 200. [I always + adv/prep]民族党以将近200票的优势顺利赢得选举。To sweep an area is also to travel across all of it, esp. when looking for something.扫掠，扫荡American minesweepers are sweeping the Arabian sea. [T]美国的扫雷舰正在整个阿拉伯海扫雷。If a road, river or range of mountains, houses, steps etc. sweeps in a particular direction, they follow a particular path.（路、河、山脉、房子、阶梯等）绵延，伸展The road sweeps down to the coast. [I always + adv/prep]这条路一直延伸到海岸。
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