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sweep/swi:p/ v. & n.●v. (past and past part. swept /swept/) 1 tr. clean or clear (a room or area etc.) with or as with a broom 扫,清扫(房间或区域等) 2 intr. (often foll. by 常后跟 up) clean a room etc. in this way 打扫(房间等) 3 tr. (often foll. by 常后跟 up) collect or remove (dirt or litter etc.) by sweeping 扫去,清除(尘土、废纸等) 4 tr. (foll. by 后跟 aside, away, etc.)a push with or as with a broom 扫去,掸去,拂去 b dismiss or reject abruptly 粗暴地反对 their objections were swept aside 他们的反对意见被粗暴地搁置一旁 5 tr. (foll. by 后跟 along, down, etc.) carry or drive along with force 猛力移动,猛力推进 6 tr. (foll. by 后跟 off, away, etc.) remove or clear forcefully 用力清除,肃清 7 tr. traverse swiftly or lightly (快速或轻轻地)吹过,刮过 the wind swept the hillside 风刮过山岗 8 tr. impart a sweeping motion to 挥动 swept his hand across 他把手一挥 9 tr. swiftly cover or affect 迅速蔓延;迅速传播 a new fashion swept the country 一种新时尚迅速风行全国 10 intr.a glide swiftly; speed along with unchecked motion 掠过,擦过,拂过 b go majestically 昂首阔步地走 11 intr. (of geographical features etc.) have continuous extent (地理特点等)连绵,绵延 12 tr. drag (a river bottom etc.) to search for something (在河底等)用拖网打捞 13 tr. (of artillery etc.) include in the line of fire; cover the whole of (炮火等)在射程之内;控制整个 14 tr. propel (a barge etc.) with sweeps 划动长桨推进(划艇等) 15 tr. N. Amer. win every event, award, or place in (a contest) [北美] (在竞赛中)赢得所有的奖项(或奖品、名次) ●n. 1 the act or motion or an instance of sweeping 扫,拂;清扫,打扫 2 a curve in the road, a sweeping line of a hill, etc. (道路的)转弯处;(山等的)连绵的一片 3 range or scope 范围 beyond the sweep of the human mind 超出人类心智所能理解的范围 4 = CHIMNEY SWEEP 5 a sortie by aircraft (飞机的)出动,出击 6 colloq. [口] = SWEEPSTAKE 1, 2 7 a long oar worked from a barge etc. (划艇等上可用于操舵的)长桨 8 the sail of a windmill (风车的)风帆 9 a long pole mounted as a lever for raising buckets from a well (用于将桶从井中提起的)吊杆 10 Electronics the movement of a beam across the screen of a cathode ray tube 【电子学】扫描 11 a survey of an area, esp. the night sky, made in an arc or circle (对某区域尤指对夜空弧线形或环形的)扫掠,扫视 12 (also in pl. 亦用复数) US a survey, taking place several times a year, of the popularity ratings of local television stations, carried out to determine advertising rates [美]电视台民意调查(一项每年进行数次的关于地方电视台受欢迎程度的调查,用以确定广告价格) □ make a clean sweep of 1 completely abolish or expel 彻底废除;彻底驱除 2 win all the prizes etc. in (a competition etc.) (在竞赛等中的)全胜 □ sweep away 1 abolish swiftly 迅速废除 2 (usu. in passive 通常用被动) powerfully affect, esp. emotionally (尤指感情方面)强烈地影响 □ sweep the board 1 win all the money in a gambling game 赢得所有赌注 2 win all possible prizes etc. 赢得所有的奖项(或奖品等) □ sweep under the carpet see 见 CARPET [Middle English swepe (earlier swōpe) from Old English swɑˉpan] |