The flashcard defines the word "sweep" as a verb with multiple meanings related to cleaning, moving, spreading, or winning easily. It also includes its past tense and past participle forms, as well as various phrasal verbs and idiomatic expressions.
The flashcard defines the word "sweep" as a verb with multiple meanings related to cleaning, moving, spreading, or winning easily. It also includes its past tense and past participle forms, as well as various phrasal verbs and idiomatic expressions.
[VERB 动词]扫；掸；打扫；清扫 If you sweep an area of floor or ground, you push dirt or rubbish off it using a brush with a long handle.
[V n]
[V n prep/adv]
[V]
[Also V n with adv]
The owner of the store was sweeping his floor when I walked in...
当我走进商店的时候，店主正在扫地。
She was in the kitchen sweeping crumbs into a dust pan...
她正在厨房把面包屑扫入簸箕里。
Norma picked up the broom and began sweeping.
诺尔玛拿起扫帚开始扫了起来。
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[VERB 动词]拂去；掸去 If you sweep things off something, you push them off with a quick smooth movement of your arm.
[V n prep/adv]
I swept rainwater off the flat top of a gravestone...
我拂去了墓碑顶上的雨水。
With a gesture of frustration, she swept the cards from the table...
她懊恼地把桌子上的牌都拂到了地上。
'Thanks friend,' he said, while sweeping the money into his pocket.
“谢了，朋友，”他说着就把钱划拉进了口袋。
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[VERB 动词]梳，拢(头发) If someone with long hair sweeps their hair into a particular style, they put it into that style.
[V n prep/adv]
[V-ed]
...stylish ways of sweeping your hair off your face...
露出脸形的时髦发式
Her long, fine hair was swept back in a ponytail.
她长长的秀发在脑后梳成一个马尾。
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[V-ERG 及物/不及物动词](使)(手臂)挥动 If your arm or hand sweeps in a particular direction, or if you sweep it there, it moves quickly and smoothly in that direction.
[V prep/adv]
[V n prep/adv]
[V-ing]
His arm swept around the room...
他伸出手臂绕着房间挥了一圈。
Daniels swept his arm over his friend's shoulder.
丹尼尔斯把胳膊搭在了他朋友的肩上。
...the long sweeping arm movements of a violinist.
小提琴演奏者的大幅度挥臂动作
Sweep is also a noun.
With one sweep of her hand she threw back the sheets.
她手一挥掀开了床单。
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[VERB 动词](风、汹涌的海水等)席卷，横扫，掠过 If wind, a stormy sea, or another strong force sweeps someone or something along, it moves them quickly along.
[V n prep/adv]
...landslides that buried homes and swept cars into the sea...
埋没家园并把汽车卷入大海的山体滑坡
Suddenly, she was swept along by the crowd.
一时间，她被人群推搡着向前走。
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[VERB 动词]将…迅速送到 If you are swept somewhere, you are taken there very quickly.
[be V-ed prep/adv]
[V n prep/adv]
The visitors were swept past various monuments...
游客们被带着走马观花地参观了各种纪念碑。
A limousine swept her along the busy freeway to the airport.
一辆豪华轿车载着她沿着拥挤的高速公路飞速驶向机场。
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[VERB 动词]扫过；掠过；疾驰而过 If something sweeps from one place to another, it moves there extremely quickly.
[V prep/adv]
[WRITTEN 笔语]
An icy wind swept through the streets...
一阵寒风扫过街道。
The car swept past the gate house.
汽车飞速穿过门楼。
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[VERB 动词](事件、思想、信仰)迅速传播，席卷 If events, ideas, or beliefs sweep through a place, they spread quickly through it.
[V through/across n]
[V n]
A flu epidemic is sweeping through Moscow.
流感正在莫斯科迅速蔓延。
...the wave of patriotism sweeping the country.
席卷全国的爱国主义热潮
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[VERB 动词](通常指生气时)大模大样地走，趾高气扬地走 If someone sweeps into a place, they walk into it in a proud, confident way, often when they are angry.
[V prep/adv]
[WRITTEN 笔语]
She swept into the conference room...
她大模大样地走入会议室。
Scarlet with rage, she swept past her employer and stormed up the stairs...
她气得涨红了脸，大摇大摆地经过她的上司，冲上了楼。
The Chief turned and swept out.
机长转过身，气呼呼地夺门而去。
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[VERB 动词]彻底删掉；迅速除去 If a person or thing sweeps something away or aside, they remove it quickly and completely.
[V n with adv]
[V n prep]
The commission's conclusions sweep away a decade of denials and cover-ups...
委员会的结论将十年来的否认和掩饰无情地揭开。
In times of war, governments often sweep human rights aside...
战争时期，政府经常对人权置之不顾。
He swept the names from his mind.
他把这些名字抛诸脑后。
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[VERB 动词](目光)扫视；(灯光)扫过，掠过 If lights or someone's eyes sweep an area, they move across the area from side to side.
[V n]
[V prep/adv]
[mainly WRITTEN 主笔语]
Helicopters with searchlights swept the park which was sealed off...
直升飞机的探照灯来回扫射这个被封锁的公园。
Her gaze sweeps rapidly around the room.
她快速地扫视了一下这个房间。
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[VERB 动词]蜿蜒，延伸；绵延 If land or water sweeps somewhere, it stretches out in a long, wide, curved shape.
[V prep/adv]
The land sweeps away from long areas of greenery.
这块地从草木茂盛的狭长地带一直伸展开来。
...the arc of countries that sweeps down from South Korea to Indonesia.
从韩国到印度尼西亚呈弧形伸展开来的几个国家
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[N-COUNT 可数名词](道路、河流)绵延弯曲的地带，宽广而弯曲的一长段 A sweep of land or water forms a long, wide, curved shape.
[with supp]
The ground fell away in a broad sweep down to the river.
转过一处大弯后，地面消失在与河水相接处。
...the great sweep of the bay.
一大片海湾
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[VERB 动词]轻松赢得(竞选等) If a person or group sweeps an election or sweeps to victory, they win the election easily.
[V n]
[V to n]
[V n to n]
[V-ing]
...a man who's promised to make radical changes to benefit the poor has swept the election...
承诺彻底改善贫困人口状况的候选人轻松赢得了选举。
In both republics, centre-right parties swept to power.
两个共和国的中右派政党都轻而易举地夺取了政权。
...voters nostalgic for the free-spending policies of the 1980s swept his Socialists back to power.
选民们很怀念 20 世纪 80 年代的自由支出政策，这使得社会党人轻松重夺政权。
...a sweeping victory.
一场大胜
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[N-COUNT 可数名词]搜查；搜索；扫荡 If someone makes a sweep of a place, they search it, usually because they are looking for people who are hiding or for an illegal activity.
[usu sing]
Two of the soldiers swiftly began making a sweep of the premises...
两名士兵立即开始搜索该建筑物。
There may be periodic police 'sweeps' of crime in the area.
警方可能对该地区的犯罪活动进行定时的“扫荡”。
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[N-SING 单数名词]广泛性；广度 If you refer to the sweep of something, you are indicating that it includes a large number of different events, qualities, or opinions.
[with supp]
...the whole sweep of German social and political history.
德国社会政治的完整历史
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See also:
sweeping
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chimney sweep
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[PHRASE 短语]掩盖；掩饰 If someone sweeps something bad or wrong under the carpet, or if they sweep it under the rug, they try to prevent people from hearing about it.
[V inflects]
For a long time this problem has been swept under the carpet.
这一问题被掩盖了很长一段时间。
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[PHRASE 短语]在(比赛中)大获全胜；横扫 If you make a clean sweep of something such as a series of games or tournaments, you win them all.
[PHR n]
...the first club to make a clean sweep of all three trophies.
第一个将3项杯赛奖杯悉数收入囊中的俱乐部。
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[PHRASE 短语]使一见倾心；把…一下子迷住 If someone sweeps you off your feet, you fall in love with them very quickly because you find them very attractive or exciting. to sweep the board→see:
board
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[V inflects]
I was swept off my feet. I had always dreamed of being an officer's wife.
我被迷得神魂颠倒，一直梦想着成为官太太。
相关词组：
sweep up
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sweep★/swiːp; NAmEswiːp/
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sweepsweepssweptsweepingverb★(swept,swept/swept; NAmEswept/)with brush or hand 用刷子或手1★[transitive , intransitive ]to clean a room, surface, etc. using a broom(= a type of brush on a long handle) 扫；打扫；清扫sweep(sth) ◆to sweep the floor清扫地板sweepsth + adj. ◆The showroom had been emptied and swept clean.陈列室已经清理出来，打扫干净了。2★[transitive ]sweepsth + adv./prep. to remove sth from a surface using a brush, your hand, etc. 扫去；清除◆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。move quickly/with force 快速╱猛烈移动3[transitive ]sweepsb/sth + adv./prep. to move or push sb/sth suddenly and with a lot of force （迅猛地）推送，吹走，冲走，带走◆The little boat was swept out to sea.小船被吹到大海去了。◆She let herself be swept along by the crowd.她任由自己被人流挟裹着前行。4[intransitive , transitive ](of weather, fire, etc. 风、雨、雪、火等)to move suddenly and/or with force over an area or in a particular direction 猛烈吹过；掠过；席卷；横扫+ adv./prep.◆Rain swept in through the broken windows.雨水从破窗户打进屋内。sweepsth ◆Strong winds regularly sweep the islands.这些岛上经常刮大风。of a person 人5[intransitive ]+ adv./prep.to move quickly and/or 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.她再没说话，大模大样地走出房间。◆( figurative) 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。6[transitive ]sweepsth + adv./prep. to move sth, especially your hand or arm, quickly and smoothly in a particular direction 挥动，舞动（手、臂等）◆He rushed to greet her, sweeping his arms wide.他张开双臂舞动着，冲过去迎接她。of feelings 感受7[intransitive ]+ adv./prep.to suddenly affect sb strongly 突然袭来◆A wave of tiredness swept over her.她感到浑身疲惫。◆Memories came sweeping back.往事倏地又浮现在脑海中。of ideas/fashions 思想；时尚8[intransitive , transitive ]to spread quickly 迅速传播+ adv./prep.◆Rumours of his resignation swept through the company.他辞职的传言在全公司传播开了。sweepsth ◆the latest craze sweeping America风靡美国的最新时尚look/move over area 扫视；掠过9[intransitive , transitive ]to move over an area, especially in order to look for sth 扫视；掠过；搜索+ adv./prep.◆His eyes swept around the room.他把房间扫视了一遍。sweepsth ◆Searchlights swept the sky.探照灯在空中扫来扫去。touch surface 轻触表面10[transitive ]sweepsth to move, or move sth, over a surface, touching it lightly （使）轻轻掠过，轻轻擦过◆Her dress swept the ground as she walked.她行走时衣裙拖在地上。hair 头发11[transitive ]sweepsth + adv./prep. to brush, comb,etc. your hair in a particular direction 梳；刷；掠◆Her hair was swept back from her face.她的头发是从前边往后梳的。of landscape 地貌12[intransitive ]+ adv./prep.to form a long smooth curve 蜿蜒；呈缓坡延伸◆The hotel gardens sweep down to the beach.旅馆的花园呈缓坡一直延伸到海滩。in sport 体育运动13[transitive ]sweepsth ( NAmE) to win all the games in a series of games against another team or all the parts of a contest （在系列比赛中）获得全部胜利，囊括各项冠军◆The Blue Jays have a chance to sweep the series.蓝鸟队有机会横扫系列赛。◆New Jersey swept Detroit last season.在上个赛季，新泽西队全胜底特律队。IDIOMSsweep the ˈboardto win all the prizes, etc. in a competition （在比赛中）囊括所有奖项ˌsweep sb off their ˈfeetto make sb fall suddenly and deeply in love with you 使某人立刻迷上自己；使某人对自己一见倾心sweep (sb) to ˈpowerto win an election by a large number of votes; to make sb win an election with a large number of votes （使某人）以压倒性优势在选举中获胜sweep to ˈvictoryto win a contest easily 轻易赢得（竞赛）◆Obama swept to victory in 2008.奥巴马在 2008 年轻松取胜。sweep sth under the ˈcarpet(US alsosweep sth under the ˈrug)to try to stop people from finding out about sth wrong, illegal, embarrassing, etc. that has happened or that you have done 掩盖某事PHRASAL VERBSˌsweep sb aˈlong/aˈway[usually passive ]to make sb very interested or involved in sth, especially in a way that makes them forget everything else 使某人醉心；驱使某人专注◆They were swept along by the force of their emotions.他们受感情的威力所驱使。ˌsweep sth↔aˈsideto ignore sth completely 对…置之不理；不理会；全然无视◆All their advice was swept aside.他们所有的忠告全被当成了耳边风。ˌsweep sth↔aˈwayto get rid of sth completely 消灭；彻底消除；完全打消◆Any doubts had long since been swept away.一切怀疑早已完全消除。ˌsweep sth↔ˈoutto remove all the dust, dirt, etc. from a room or building using a brush 打扫干净，清扫干净（房间等）ˌsweep sb↔ˈupto lift sb up with a sudden smooth movement 一把抱起某人◆He swept her up into his arms.他一把将她抱进怀里。nounwith brush 用刷子1[countable , usually singular ]an act of cleaning a room, surface, etc. using a broom扫；打扫；清扫◆Give the room a good sweep.把房间好好打扫一下。curving movement 挥动2[countable ]a smooth curving movement 挥动；掠◆He indicated the door with a sweep of his arm.他一挥胳膊指向门。landscape 地貌3[countable , usually singular ]a long, often curved, piece of road, river, coast, etc. （道路、河流、海岸等）一长段，绵延弯曲的地带，呈缓坡状的地带◆the broad sweep of white cliffs around the bay环绕海湾的一片白色悬崖range 范围4[uncountable ]the range of an idea, a piece of writing, etc. that considers many different things 广泛性；广博的范围；广度◆Her book covers the long sweep of the country's history.她的著作涵盖了该国漫长的历史。movement/search over area 巡行；搜索5[countable ]a movement over an area, for example in order to search for sth or attack sth 巡行；搜索；扫荡◆The rescue helicopter made another sweep over the bay.救援直升机在海湾上空又搜索了一遍。chimney 烟囱6[countable ]=
in sport 体育运动8[countable ]( NAmE) a series of games that a team wins against another team; the fact of winning all the parts of a contest （两支球队对赛其中一方）全胜的一系列比赛；囊括冠军◆a World Series sweep在世界系列赛中囊括冠军television 电视9the sweeps[plural ]( NAmE) a time when television companies examine their programmes to find out which ones are the most popular, especially in order to calculate advertising rates 节目调查时间（电视台为查明节目受欢迎度，尤为计算广告费）IDIOMsee
sweepsweep1 /swiːp/ ●●●W3 verb (past tense and past participle swept /swept/)
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1clean something [transitive] to clean the dust, dirt etc from the floor or ground, using a brush with a long handleSYN brush: Bert swept the path in front of the house.sweep something off/out/up etc Will you sweep the leaves off the patio?2push something somewhere [transitive always + adverb/preposition] to move things from a surface with a brushing movement: I swept the papers quickly into the drawer.3push somebody/something with force [transitive always + adverb/preposition] to force someone or something to move in a particular direction: The windsurfer was swept out to sea. Jessie was swept along by the angry crowd.4group moves [intransitive always + adverb/preposition] if a group of people or animals sweep somewhere, they quickly move there togethersweep through/along etc The crowd swept through the gates of the stadium.5wind/waves etc [intransitive, transitive always + adverb/preposition] if winds, waves, fire etc sweep a place or sweep through, across etc a place, they move quickly and with a lot of force: Thunderstorms swept the country.sweep across/through etc Ninety-mile per hour winds swept across the plains.6become popular [intransitive, transitive always + adverb/preposition] written if an idea, feeling, or activity sweeps a group of people or a place, it quickly becomes very popular or commonsweep the country/nation/state etc a wave of nationalism sweeping the countrysweep across/through etc the latest craze sweeping through the teenage population7feeling [intransitive always + adverb/preposition] if a feeling sweeps over you, you are suddenly affected by itsweep over A feeling of isolation swept over me.8person [intransitive always + adverb/preposition] if someone sweeps somewhere, they move quickly and confidently, especially because they are impatient or like to seem importantsweep into/through etc Eva swept into the meeting and demanded to know what was going on.9politics [intransitive, transitive] to win an election easily and in an impressive waysweep to power/victory Nixon and Agnew swept to victory with 47 million votes. Herrera was swept into office on the promise of major reforms.10sports [transitive] American English to win all of the games in a series of games against a particular team: Houston swept Orlando to become NBA champions.11sweep the board British English to win everything that can be won, especially very easily12form a curve [intransitive always + adverb/preposition] to form a long curved shapesweep down/along etc The hills swept down to the sea.13look [intransitive, transitive always + adverb/preposition] to look quickly at all of something: The general’s eyes swept the horizon.sweep over/across/around etc the beam from the lighthouse sweeping across the sea14sweep somebody off their feet to make someone feel suddenly and strongly attracted to you in a romantic way: Jill’s been swept off her feet by an older man.15sweep/brush something under the carpet (also sweep something under the rug American English) to try to keep something a secret, especially something you have done wrong16hair [transitive always + adverb/preposition] to pull your hair back from your facesweep something back/up Kerry swept her hair back into a ponytail.sweep along phrasal verbto sweep someone awaysweep aside phrasal verbto refuse to pay attention to something someone says: Branson swept all the objections aside.sweep away phrasal verb1sweep something ↔ away to completely destroy something or make something disappear: houses swept away by the floods A sudden feeling of grief swept all my anger away.2sweep somebody away (also sweep somebody along) if you are swept away or swept along by something, you are so excited that you do not think clearly or you forget about other things: We couldn’t help being swept away by Bette’s enthusiasm. Nineteenth-century scientists were swept along on the tide of Darwin’s theories.GRAMMARSweep away or sweep along is usually passive in this meaning.sweep up phrasal verb1to clean the dust, dirt etc from the floor or ground using a brush with a long handle: The janitor was just sweeping up as I left the building.sweep something ↔ up Jan was sweeping up the bits of paper and broken glass.2sweep somebody ↔ up to pick someone up in one quick movement: Harriet swept the child up in her arms and hugged her.
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1a long swinging movement of your arm, a weapon etc: With a single sweep of his sword, he cut through the rope.2[usually singular] British English the act of cleaning a room with a long-handled brush: The kitchen needs a good sweep.3the sweep of somethinga)a long curved line or area of land: the wide sweep of lawnb)the many different and important ideas, events, or qualities of something: the broad sweep of history4[usually singular] a search or attack that moves over a large area: He watched the helicopter make a sweep over the beach.5the sweeps (also sweeps month/period) American English a period of time during the year when television stations try to find out which shows are the most popular6American English a series of several games that one team wins against another team7a chimney sweep → clean sweep