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sweep.ing5swi:7pINadj范围大的,彻底的,概括的It is obvious that sweeping (= large and having a wide effect) changes are needed in the legal system.法律制度显然需要彻底改革。We need to make sweeping (= large) cuts to our budget.我们必须大量削减预算。(disapproving) Sweeping (= Not carefully enough considered) generalizations about such a complex and difficult situation are not helpful.对于这种复杂而艰难的状况只进行粗略的概括是无济于事的。Her latest novel has a sweeping historical narrative (= one which moves quickly through a lot of time).她最新小说大跨度地叙述了历史。
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