sweep
verb/swiːp/
/swiːp/
Verb Forms
Idioms Phrasal Verbs| present simple I / you / we / they sweep | /swiːp/ /swiːp/ |
| he / she / it sweeps | /swiːps/ /swiːps/ |
| past simple swept | /swept/ /swept/ |
| past participle swept | /swept/ /swept/ |
| -ing form sweeping | /ˈswiːpɪŋ/ /ˈswiːpɪŋ/ |
- [transitive, intransitive] to clean a room, surface, etc. using a broom (= a type of brush on a long handle)
扫；打扫；清扫 - sweep (something) to sweep the floor
清扫地板 - Chimneys should be swept regularly.
应定期清扫烟囱。 - I don't have to sweep and mop every day.
我不用每天扫地、拖地。 - sweep up Don't just stand around—grab a broom and sweep up.
别光站着，拿起扫把扫扫地。 - sweep something + adj. The showroom had been emptied and swept clean.
陈列室已经清理出来，打扫干净了。
- sweep (something) to sweep the floor
- [transitive] sweep something + adv./prep. to remove something from a surface using a brush, your hand, etc.
扫去；清除 - She swept the crumbs into the wastebasket.
她把面包屑扫进废纸篓里。 - He swept the leaves up into a pile.
他把树叶扫成一堆。 - She swept the clothes onto the floor and invited him to sit down.
她把衣服扫到地板上，请他坐下。
- She swept the crumbs into the wastebasket.
- [transitive] sweep somebody/something + adv./prep. to move or push somebody/something suddenly and with a lot of force
（迅猛地）推送，吹走，冲走，带走 - The little boat was swept out to sea.
小船被吹到大海里去了。 - Their tent was swept away in the storm.
他们的帐篷在暴风雨中被冲走了。 - She let herself be swept along by the crowd.
她任由自己被人流挟裹着前行。
- The little boat was swept out to sea.
- [intransitive, transitive] (of weather, fire, etc.) to move suddenly and/or with force over an area or in a particular direction
猛烈吹过；掠过；席卷；横扫 - + adv./prep. Rain swept in through the broken windows.
雨水从破窗户灌进屋内。 - A fire swept through the store on Tuesday night.
周二晚上，一场大火席卷了这家商店。 - sweep something Strong winds regularly sweep the islands.
这些岛上经常刮大风。
- + adv./prep. Rain swept in through the broken windows.
- [intransitive] + adv./prep. to move quickly and/or smoothly, especially in a way that impresses or is intended to impress other people
步态轻盈地走；大模大样地走 - Without another word she swept out of the room.
她再没说话，大模大样地走出房间。 - Two police motorcycles swept through the village.
两辆警用摩托车横扫村庄。 - A pair of golden eagles swept across the sky.
一对金鹰掠过长空。 - She swept past the photographers without a glance.
她从摄影师身边掠过，看都没看一眼。 - (figurative) He swept into the lead with an almost perfect performance.
他以几近完美的表现跨入领先位置。
- Without another word she swept out of the room.
- [transitive] sweep something + adv./prep. to move something, especially your hand or arm, quickly and smoothly in a particular direction
挥动，舞动（尤指手或臂） - He rushed to greet her, sweeping his arms wide.
他张开双臂舞动着，冲过去迎接她。
Extra Examples- She swept a hand through her hair.
她用手梳理头发。 - The traveller swept a hand toward the endless expanse of water.
旅行者向一望无际的水域挥了挥手。
- He rushed to greet her, sweeping his arms wide.
- [intransitive] + adv./prep. to suddenly affect somebody strongly
突然袭来 - A wave of tiredness swept over her.
她感到浑身疲惫。 - Memories came sweeping back.
往事倏地又浮现在脑海中。
- A wave of tiredness swept over her.
- [intransitive, transitive] to spread quickly
迅速传播 - + adv./prep. Rumours of his resignation swept through the company.
他辞职的传言在全公司传播开了。 - sweep something the latest craze sweeping the nation
风靡全国的最新时尚
- + adv./prep. Rumours of his resignation swept through the company.
- [intransitive, transitive] to move over an area, especially in order to look for something
扫视；掠过；搜索 - + adv./prep. His eyes swept around the room.
他把房间扫视了一遍。 - The car headlights swept across the front of the building.
汽车的前灯扫过大楼的正面。 - sweep something Searchlights swept the sky.
探照灯在空中扫来扫去。 - She swept the crowd with her binoculars.
她用双筒望远镜扫视人群。
- + adv./prep. His eyes swept around the room.
- [transitive] sweep something to move, or move something, over a surface, touching it lightly
（使）轻轻掠过，轻轻擦过 - Her dress swept the ground as she walked.
她行走时衣裙拖在地上。
- Her dress swept the ground as she walked.
- [transitive] sweep something + adv./prep. to brush, comb, etc. your hair in a particular direction
梳；刷；掠 - Her hair was swept back from her face.
她的头发是从前边往后梳的。
- Her hair was swept back from her face.
- [intransitive] + adv./prep. to form a long, smooth curve
蜿蜒；呈弧线延伸 - The hotel gardens sweep down to the beach.
旅馆的花园呈缓坡一直延伸到海滩。
- The hotel gardens sweep down to the beach.
- [transitive] sweep something (North American English) to win all the games in a series of games against another team or all the parts of a contest
（在系列比赛中）获得全部胜利，囊括各项冠军 - The Blue Jays have a chance to sweep the series.
蓝鸟队有机会横扫系列赛。 - New Jersey swept Detroit last season.
在上个赛季，新泽西队全胜底特律队。
- The Blue Jays have a chance to sweep the series.
with brush or hand
move quickly/with force
of a person
of feelings
of ideas/fashions
look/move over area
touch surface
hair
of landscape
in sport
Word OriginOld English swāpan (verb), of Germanic origin; related to German schweifen ‘sweep in a curve’.
Idioms
sweep the board
- to win all the prizes, etc. in a competition
（在比赛中）囊括所有奖项
sweep somebody off their feet
- to make somebody fall suddenly and deeply in love with you
使某人立刻迷上自己；使某人对自己一见倾心 - She’s waiting for some hero to come and sweep her off her feet.
她正在等待某个英雄的到来，让她神魂颠倒。
- She’s waiting for some hero to come and sweep her off her feet.
sweep (somebody) to power
- to win an election by a large number of votes; to make somebody win an election with a large number of votes
（使某人）以压倒性优势在选举中获胜
sweep to victory
- to win a contest easily
轻易赢得（竞赛） - Macron swept to victory in 2017.
2017年，马克龙大获全胜。
- Macron swept to victory in 2017.
sweep something under the carpet
(North American English also sweep something under the rug)
- to try to stop people from finding out about something wrong, illegal, embarrassing, etc. that has happened or that you have done
掩盖某事 - An earlier report, implicating the government, had been conveniently swept under the carpet.
早些时候一份涉及政府的报告已被轻易地掩盖起来。
- An earlier report, implicating the government, had been conveniently swept under the carpet.