sweep
US
UK sweep vi: (clean a floor)
SC 扫地
SC 打扫 dǎ sǎo
TC 打掃
TC 打掃
Robert cleaned and swept before he went to bed.
罗伯特睡觉前打扫了卫生。
sweep [sth] vtr: (clean: a floor)
SC 扫
TC 掃
TC 掃
SC 打扫 dǎ sǎo
TC 打掃
TC 打掃
SC 清扫 qīng sǎo
TC 清掃
TC 清掃
Helen swept the kitchen floor after she'd finished cooking.
饭做完后，海伦把厨房的地扫了一遍。
sweep n: (act of brushing or cleaning)
SC 打扫 dǎ sǎo
TC 打掃
TC 打掃
SC 清扫 dǎ sǎo ，qīng sǎo
TC 清掃
TC 清掃
SC 扫地
The bathroom floor is covered in hairs; a sweep will get it clean.
浴室的地板上全是头发，要变干净的话需要清扫一下。
sweep n: (movement in an arc)
SC 扫，拂 fú
TC 掃，拂
TC 掃，拂
SC 挥动 huī dòng
TC 揮動
TC 揮動
With a sweep of his hand, the musketeer brought his sword to his enemy's throat.
起手一挥，火枪兵就将剑直指敌人的喉头。
sweep n: (betting pool)
SC 整个彩池，整个奖池
SC 满贯，通吃 mǎn guàn
Carol won the sweep.
卡罗尔赢走了整个彩池。
sweeps npl: informal (sweepstakes)
SC 赌金独得
sweep n: (cervical sweep, membrane sweep)
SC 搅拌羊水，搅动羊水
TC 指戳羊水
TC 指戳羊水
Elizabeth needed a sweep to induce childbirth.
伊丽莎白需要搅动羊水来触发分娩。
sweep n: (search)
SC 搜索 sōu suǒ
TC 搜索
TC 搜索
SC 搜查 sōu suǒ，sōu chá
TC 搜查
TC 搜查
The sweep of the area failed to find the criminal.
对该地区的搜索没能找到犯罪分子。
sweep n: (extent, expanse)
SC 开阔的一片（区域）
SC 范围 fàn wéi
TC 範圍
TC 範圍
Tom stood outside his front door, looking at the sweep of the lawn in front of him.
汤姆站在大门外，盯着面前开阔的一片草坪。
sweep n: (long oar)
SC 长桨
sweeps npl: US, informal (television: rating) (电视)
SC 收视率 shōu shì lǜ
TC 收視率
TC 收視率
sweep vi: (extend)
SC 延伸 yán shēn
TC 延伸
TC 延伸
SC 延展 yán shēn，yán zhǎn
The wooded slopes sweep down to a river.
树木繁多的山坡一直延伸到河边。
sweep [sth] vtr: US (sports: win a series) (体育运动)
SC 在…中连连获胜 zài … zhōng lián lián huò shèng
The gymnast swept the competition, winning six gold medals.
sweep [sth] vtr: (clean: a chimney) (烟囱)
SC 清扫 qīng sǎo
TC 清掃
TC 清掃
Alan swept the chimney, ready to light the fire over the winter.
艾伦清扫了烟囱，准备好在冬天点燃壁炉。
sweep [sth] vtr: figurative (spread quickly across)
SC 在…快速蔓延
Fire swept the building.
火势在建筑内快速地蔓延。
sweep off vtr + adv: figurative (take, carry)
SC 一举赢得
TC 一舉贏得
TC 一舉贏得
SC 囊括
John swept off the prize.
约翰一举赢得了奖品。
sweep [sth] for [sth] vtr + prep: (search) (地雷)
SC 在…清扫
SC 在…搜索
The squadron swept the area for mines. The spies swept the room for bugs.
分遣队在该地区清扫地雷。
间谍在房间搜索窃听器。
chimney sweep, sweep n: ([sb] employed to clean chimneys)
SC 扫烟囱的人 sǎo yān cōng de rén
In the nineteenth century, children were often employed as chimney sweeps because they were small enough to climb up narrow chimneys.
十九世纪，儿童经常受雇成为扫烟囱工人，因为他们人小，可以爬上狭窄的烟囱。
sweep [sb/sth] along, sweep along [sb/sth] vtr phrasal sep: figurative, often passive (involve)
SC 使...卷入, 使...陷入
Sarah didn't mean to get involved, but she was swept along by the enthusiasm of the crowd.
sweep [sth/sb] aside, sweep aside [sth/sb] vtr phrasal sep: (ignore [sth/sb])
SC 忽视 hū shì
TC 忽視
TC 忽視
SC 搁置一旁
SC 不予理会 hū shì，bù yǔ lǐ huì
TC 不予理會
TC 不予理會
a clean sweep n: (thorough clearing-up)
SC 彻底清理
Before leaving the campground, we did a clean sweep of the site.
a clean sweep n: (overwhelming victory)
SC 压倒性胜利 yā dǎo xìng shèng lì
a clean sweep n: (thorough reform, change)
SC 彻底转型
sweep across [sth] vi + prep: (spread rapidly over)
SC 席卷 xí juǎn
SC 横扫 xí juǎn，héng sǎo
This snow storm is sweeping across the entire state!
sweep [sth] along, sweep along [sth] vtr + adv: (carry, transport)
SC 扫走 sǎo zǒu
SC 冲走 sǎo zǒu，chōng zǒu
SC 刮走 sǎo zǒu，guā zǒu
The wind swept along debris from the street.
sweep along vi + prep: (move smoothly)
SC 掠过 lüè guò
SC 拂过 lüè guò ，fú guò
Cars swept along the road.
sweep [sth] away vtr + adv: (clear with a broom or brush)
SC 扫除, 扫走
I swept the dirt away from the door with an old broom.
sweep [sth] away, sweep away [sth] vtr + adv: figurative (banish, eliminate)
SC 清除 qīng chú
TC 清除
TC 清除
The new leader promised to sweep away the corruption in the country.
sweep [sth] away, sweep away [sth] vtr + adv: (clear, destroy)
SC 冲毁，冲垮，冲走 chōng kuǎ，chōng zǒu
SC 摧毁，毁坏 cuī huǐ，huǐ huài
TC 摧毀，毀壞
TC 摧毀，毀壞
The floodwaters swept away several trees.
sweep in vi + adv: figurative (enter in a dramatic way)
SC 潇洒地走进
The family had been waiting for an hour before their long-lost daughter finally swept in, fashionably late.
sweep in vi + adv: figurative (dash into a place)
SC 闯入 chuǎng rù
SC 突然出现 chuǎng rù，tū rán chū xiàn
TC 突然出現
TC 突然出現
The car was about to hit the child, when a man swept in from nowhere and pushed her out of the way.
sweep in vi + adv: figurative (be elected decisively) (党派)
SC 大获全胜 dà huò quán shèng
This party swept in at the last election.
sweet [sb] off their feet, sweep [sb] off his feet, sweep [sb] off her feet v expr: (make [sb] fall in love with you)
SC 使...倾心
SC 让...爱上自己
sweep [sth] out vtr + adv: (clear with a broom)
SC 清扫 qīng sǎo
TC 清掃
TC 清掃
SC 扫掉 qīng sǎo ，sǎo diào
SC 扫出 qīng sǎo ，sǎo chū
I need to sweep out my dirty garage.
sweep out vi + adv: figurative (exit haughtily)
SC 昂然离开 áng rán lí kāi
TC 昂然離開
TC 昂然離開
SC 傲慢地走出 áng rán lí kāi，ào màn de zǒu chū
Nancy entered the room, saw James was there, and immediately turned and swept out.
sweep over [sth/sb] vtr + prep: (pass over and submerge)
SC 没过
SC 淹没 yān mò
TC 淹沒
TC 淹沒
sweep over [sb] vtr + prep: figurative (strongly affect, overwhelm)
SC 压倒，压过 yā dǎo ，yā guò
TC 壓倒
TC 壓倒
SC 席卷 xí juǎn
sweep past, sweep by vi + adv: (go by rapidly)
SC 掠过 lüè guò
Gareth stood at the side of the racetrack, watching as the horses swept by.
sweep past [sb/sth], sweep by [sb/sth] vi + prep: (move rapidly past [sth], [sb])
SC 掠过 lüè guò
The cars swept past the front of the house.
sweep the nation v expr: figurative (become hugely popular)
SC 风靡全国，横扫全国
sweep through [sth] vi + prep: (spread quickly)
SC 迅速传遍
SC 迅速蔓延
The virus swept through the school; within two weeks, almost all the pupils had had it.
sweep through [sth] vi + prep: figurative (information: spread quickly) (消息)
SC 迅速传遍
SC 迅速传播
News of Jerry's return swept through the village.
sweep [sth] up vtr + adv: (clean with a broom, brush)
SC 清扫 qīng sǎo
TC 清掃
TC 清掃
If you are going to allow dogs in the house you need to sweep up the dog hair.
sweep up vi + adv: (clean using a broom, brush)
SC 清扫 qīng sǎo
TC 清掃
TC 清掃
Once she had finished cooking, Polly swept up.