单词 | sweep |
释义 | sweep nounadjective | verb + sweep | preposition adjective➤great, long, wide一大片;一长段;宽阔的一片◆the house overlooks the great sweep of the st lawrence river.这所房子俯瞰着圣劳伦斯河的辽阔水面。➤single扫一眼▸➤comprehensive全面的扫视◆her eyes made a comprehensive sweep of the room.她扫视了房间的各个角落。➤elegant, graceful高雅的/优雅的挥动▸➤broad, dramatic, epic, grand广泛的/戏剧性的/史诗般的范围;高傲的挥动◆the broad cultural sweep of flaubert's novel福楼拜小说广博的文化内涵◆he dismissed his assistant with a grand sweep of his hand.他傲慢地一挥手把助手打发走了。verb + sweep➤make, take进行大面积搜索◆we made a wide sweep south to the river dee.我们向南进行大范围搜索,直到迪河。preposition➤in one sweep (figurative) 一次大规模的事件中◆thousands of jobs were lost in one broad sweep.一次大范围的调整使数千人失去了工作。➤with a sweep一挥◆with a sweep of his arm他手臂一挥sweep(swept, swept) [transitive] to clean a room or surface using a broom (= a type of brush with a long handle); to remove sth from a surface with a brush or your hand打扫;清扫;扫除◆to sweep the floor / street / stairs清扫地板/街道/楼梯◆she swept the crumbs into the wastebasket.她把面包屑扫进废纸篓里了。◆he swept the leaves up into a pile.他把树叶扫成了一堆。sweep(swept, swept) [intransitive] (always used with an adverb or preposition总是与副词或介词连用) to move somewhere quickly and 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.她没再说话,大模大样地走出了房间。sweep¹/swi:p ||; swip/verb (past tense past participle swept /swept ||; swɛpt/) 1. [i,t] to clean the floor, etc by moving dust, dirt, etc away with a brush 扫;打扫;清扫 [t] ◇to sweep the floor 扫地◇i'm going to sweep the leaves off the path. 我要清扫小径上的树叶。 ☞look at the note at clean ². 参看clean^2的注释。 2. [t] to remove sth from a surface using your hand, etc (用手等)扫,拂,刮走: ◇he swept the books angrily off the table. 他生气地用手将桌上的书扫到地上。 3. [i,t] to move quickly and smoothly over the area or in the direction mentioned 掠过;席卷;横扫: ◇fire swept through the building. 大火迅速蔓延至整座大楼。 4. [t] to move or push sb/sth with a lot of force 猛力移动或推进: ◇the huge waves swept her overboard. 巨浪把她从船上冲入海中。◇he was swept along by the huge crowd. 他被庞大的人群推拥着向前走。 5. [i] to move in a way that impresses or is intended to impress people 大模大样地走: ◇five big black mercedes swept past us. 五辆大型黑色奔驰牌轿车从我们身旁疾驶而过。 6. [i,t] to move over an area, especially in order to look for sth 扫掠,扫视(尤指为了寻找某物) · ◇the army were sweeping the fields for mines. 军队在田野里清除地雷。◇his eyes swept quickly over the page. 他的目光快速扫视书页。 sweep (sb/sth) aside to not allow sb/sth to affect your progress or plans 漠视,全然不顾(影响进展或计划的某人或某事物) sweep sth out to remove dirt and dust from the floor of a room or building using a brush (用扫帚)清扫(房间或大楼地上的尘土) sweep over sb (used about a feeling) to suddenly affect sb very strongly (指情绪)突然强烈影响某人 sweep (sth) up to remove dirt, dust, leaves, etc using a brush (用扫帚)清扫,扫掉(尘土、树叶等)sweep²/swi:p ||; swip/noun[c] 1. [usu.sing] the action of moving dirt and dust from a floor or surface using a brush 打扫;清扫: ◇i'd better give the floor a sweep. 我还是把地板打扫一下吧。 2. a long, curving shape or movement 长而弯曲的形状或动作: ◇he showed us which way to go with a sweep of his arm. 他把手臂一挥,指给我们看走哪条路。 3. a movement over an area, especially in order to look for sth 扫视,扫掠(尤指为了寻找某事物) 4. =chimney sweepa clean sweep→clean¹sweepsee ⇨ clean 6☞ sweep¹☞ sweep² |
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