第1个回答 2015-11-10
a grand sweep
大扫除
A trifle, in the grand sweep of history. But it ’ s the trifles that count.
在历史的长河中,抽水马桶只是件小事,但小事才是重要的事。
sweep
基本词汇
英 [swiːp] 美 [swiːp]
v.打扫;掠过;扫视;席卷;全胜;清除
n.清扫;连绵一片;席卷;掠过;范围;搜寻;(竞赛中)全胜;赌金
v.(动词)
vt. & vi. 扫,打扫,拂去 remove loose dirt, dust, etc. with a brush or broom; clean in this
vt. & vi. 扫视 pass over (as if) to examine or survey
n.(名词)
[C] 打扫,清扫 an act of sweeping
[C] 挥动 a long swinging movement of the arm with a weapon, etc.
[C] 大面积搜索〔攻击〕 an act of moving out over a broad area to search, attack
v.(动词)
sweep, clean, wipe
这三个词都有“清理,清扫”的意思。其区别是:
sweep用在“打扫房间,拖擦地板”的场合,含有“扫在一起后把它清除掉”的意味; clean指“擦洗,去掉污垢”,并不注重采用何种手段; wipe多指“用布轻轻地”擦。
clean clear sweep dust mop wipe scrub
例句:
He picked up the broom to help me sweep the floor.
他拿起扫帚帮我扫地。
They asked the little boy to sweep the room clean.
他们叫那个小男孩把房间打扫干净。
His fingers swept the keys of the piano.
他的手指在钢琴键盘上轻快地移动。
The breeze sweeps the crystal mirror of the pool.
微风掠过清如明鉴的一泓池水。