broom
/bruːm/noun
1
- a long-handled brush of bristles or twigs, used for sweeping扫帚。
- ORIGIN: formerly made of twigs of broom.
1.1
- an implement for sweeping the ice in the game of curling（冰壶运动中的）冰刷。
2
- a flowering shrub with long, thin green stems and small or few leaves, cultivated for its profusion of flowers金雀儿; 染料木。
2.1
- Cytisus, Genista, and related genera, family Leguminosae: many species and cultivars.金雀儿属, 染料木属及其相关属, 豆科：多种和栽培品种。
短语
a new broom sweeps clean
- proverb people newly appointed to positions of responsibility tend to make far-reaching changes〈谚〉新官上任三把火：
the company seems set to make a fresh start under a new broom.
新领导来了, 看来公司面貌要焕然一新了。
词源
Old English brōm (in sense 2)， of Germanic origin; related to Dutch braam, also to BRAMBLE.