sweep
英 [swiːp] 美 [swiːp]
v. 扫; 打扫; 清扫; 扫去; 清除; (迅猛地)推送,吹走,冲走,带走n. 扫; 打扫; 清扫; 挥动; 掠; (道路、河流、海岸等)一长段,绵延弯曲的地带,呈缓坡状的地带
牛津词典
verb
用刷子或手 with brush or hand
扫;打扫;清扫
to clean a room, surface, etc. using a broom (= a type of brush on a long handle)to sweep the floor
清扫地板The showroom had been emptied and swept clean.
陈列室已经清理出来,打扫干净了。
扫去;清除
to remove sth from a surface using a brush, your hand, etc.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。
快速 / 猛烈移动 move quickly/with force
(迅猛地)推送,吹走,冲走,带走
to move or push sb/sth suddenly and with a lot of forceThe little boat was swept out to sea.
小船被吹到大海的深处去了。She let herself be swept along by the crowd.
她任由自己被人流挟裹着前行。
猛烈吹过;掠过;席卷;横扫
to move suddenly and/or with force over an area or in a particular directionRain swept in through the broken windows.
雨水从破窗户灌进屋内。Strong winds regularly sweep the islands.
这些岛屿上经常刮大风。
人 of a person
步态轻盈地走;大模大样地走
to move quickly and/or smoothly, especially in a way that impresses or is intended to impress other peopleWithout another word she swept out of the room.
她再没说话,大模大样地走出房间。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。
挥动,舞动(手、臂等)
to move sth, especially your hand or arm, quickly and smoothly in a particular directionHe rushed to greet her, sweeping his arms wide.
他张开双臂舞动着,冲过去迎接她。
感受 of feelings
突然袭来
to suddenly affect sb stronglyA wave of tiredness swept over her.
她感到浑身疲惫。Memories came sweeping back.
往事倏地重又浮现在脑海中。
思想;时尚 of ideas/fashions
迅速传播
to spread quicklyRumours of his resignation swept through the company.
他辞职的传言在全公司传播开了。the latest craze sweeping America
风靡美国的最新时尚
扫视;掠过 look/move over area
扫视;掠过;搜索
to move over an area, especially in order to look for sthHis eyes swept around the room.
他的目光把房间扫视了一遍。Searchlights swept the sky.
探照灯在空中扫来扫去。
轻触表面 touch surface
(使)轻轻掠过,轻轻擦过
to move, or move sth, over a surface, touching it lightlyHer dress swept the ground as she walked.
她行走时衣裙拖在地上。
头发 hair
梳;刷;掠
to brush, comb , etc. your hair in a particular directionHer hair was swept back from her face.
她的头发是从前边往后梳的。
地貌 of landscape
蜿蜒;呈缓坡延伸
to form a long smooth curveThe hotel gardens sweep down to the beach.
旅馆的花园呈缓坡一直延伸到海滩。
体育运动 in sport
(在系列比赛中)获得全部胜利,囊括各项冠军
to win all the games in a series of games against another team or all the parts of a contestThe Blue Jays have a chance to sweep the series.
蓝鸟队有机会囊括这一系列比赛的冠军。New Jersey swept Detroit last season.
在上个赛季,新泽西队全胜底特律队。
noun
用刷子 with brush
扫;打扫;清扫
an act of cleaning a room, surface, etc. using a broom Give the room a good sweep.
把房间好好打扫一下。
挥动 curving movement
挥动;掠
a smooth curving movementHe indicated the door with a sweep of his arm.
他一挥胳膊指向门。
地貌 landscape
(道路、河流、海岸等)一长段,绵延弯曲的地带,呈缓坡状的地带
a long, often curved, piece of road, river, coast, etc.the broad sweep of white cliffs around the bay
环绕海湾的一片白色悬崖
范围 range
广泛性;广博的范围;广度
the range of an idea, a piece of writing, etc. that considers many different thingsHer book covers the long sweep of the country's history.
她的著作涵盖了该国漫长的历史。
巡行;搜索 movement/search over area
巡行;搜索;扫荡
a movement over an area, for example in order to search for sth or attack sthThe rescue helicopter made another sweep over the bay.
救援直升机在海湾上空又搜索了一遍。
烟囱 chimney
烟囱 chimney
赌博 gambling
赌博 gambling
体育运动 in sport
(两支球队对赛其中一方)全胜的一系列比赛;囊括冠军
a series of games that a team wins against another team; the fact of winning all the parts of a contesta World Series sweep
在世界职业棒球系列赛中囊括冠军
电视 television
收视率调查(电视台为查明节目受欢迎度,尤为计算广告费)
a time when television companies examine their programmes to find out which ones are the most popular, especially in order to calculate advertising rates