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sweeping n.扫除（复数）sweepings: 垃圾.adj.一扫而去的；凶猛的；广泛的动词sweep的现在分词. (1) 园林工人正在扫除道上的落叶。(2) 这就像呼吸新鲜空气或扫除蜘蛛网时的感觉。(3) 随着世界经济陷入衰退，奥巴马先生说，我们不该有在哥本哈根能够轻易发生成功所需的一扫而去的变化的错觉。(4) 他决不会赞同这样的观点，即势不可挡的激情是一种凶猛的激流，使人产生某些行为，因而是一种理由。(5) 他进行了广泛的行政和财政改革，遭到保守派的强烈反对。

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英 ['swiːpɪŋ] 美 ['swiːpɪŋ] (1) The gardener is sweeping up the leaves in the road.(2) It was like new air, or sweeping cobwebs.(3) With the world economy mired in recession, Mr. Obama said there should be no illusion that producing the sweeping changes needed for success at Copenhagen will be easy.(4) He will never agree that a sweeping passion is a ravaging torrent which fatally leads a man to certain acts and is therefore an excuse.(5) He directed sweeping administrative and fiscal reforms that drew strong conservative opposition. 1[ADJ 形容词](弯曲)大幅度的，延伸的 A sweeping curve is a long wide curve.   [ADJ n]...the long sweeping curve of Rio's Guanabara Bay.里约热内卢瓜纳巴拉湾蜿蜒绵长的海岸线2[ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词](陈述、总结)一概而论的，笼统的 If someone makes a sweeping statement or generalization, they make a statement which applies to all things of a particular kind, although they have not considered all the relevant facts carefully.   [usu ADJ n]  [disapproval]It is far too early to make sweeping statements about gene therapy.现在对基因疗法下结论还为时过早。3[ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词](变化)巨大的，重要的，有广泛影响的，深远的 Sweeping changes are large and very important or significant.   [usu ADJ n]The new government has started to make sweeping changes in the economy...新政府已经着手在经济领域进行意义深远的改革。The armed forces would be given sweeping new powers.武装部队将被授予一些新的重要权力。...sweeping economic reforms.彻底的经济改革4See also:sweep；

英语单词	sweeping
英美音标	英 ['swiːpɪŋ] 美 ['swiːpɪŋ]
中文释义	n.扫除（复数）sweepings: 垃圾. adj.一扫而去的；凶猛的；广泛的动词sweep的现在分词.
英语例句	(1) The gardener is sweeping up the leaves in the road. (2) It was like new air, or sweeping cobwebs. (3) With the world economy mired in recession, Mr. Obama said there should be no illusion that producing the sweeping changes needed for success at Copenhagen will be easy. (4) He will never agree that a sweeping passion is a ravaging torrent which fatally leads a man to certain acts and is therefore an excuse. (5) He directed sweeping administrative and fiscal reforms that drew strong conservative opposition.
中文例句	(1) 园林工人正在扫除道上的落叶。 (2) 这就像呼吸新鲜空气或扫除蜘蛛网时的感觉。 (3) 随着世界经济陷入衰退，奥巴马先生说，我们不该有在哥本哈根能够轻易发生成功所需的一扫而去的变化的错觉。 (4) 他决不会赞同这样的观点，即势不可挡的激情是一种凶猛的激流，使人产生某些行为，因而是一种理由。 (5) 他进行了广泛的行政和财政改革，遭到保守派的强烈反对。
柯林斯解释	1 [ADJ 形容词](弯曲)大幅度的，延伸的 A sweeping curve is a long wide curve. [ADJ n] ...the long sweeping curve of Rio's Guanabara Bay. 里约热内卢瓜纳巴拉湾蜿蜒绵长的海岸线 2 [ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词](陈述、总结)一概而论的，笼统的 If someone makes a sweeping statement or generalization, they make a statement which applies to all things of a particular kind, although they have not considered all the relevant facts carefully. [usu ADJ n] [disapproval] It is far too early to make sweeping statements about gene therapy. 现在对基因疗法下结论还为时过早。 3 [ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词](变化)巨大的，重要的，有广泛影响的，深远的 Sweeping changes are large and very important or significant. [usu ADJ n] The new government has started to make sweeping changes in the economy... 新政府已经着手在经济领域进行意义深远的改革。 The armed forces would be given sweeping new powers. 武装部队将被授予一些新的重要权力。 ...sweeping economic reforms. 彻底的经济改革 4 See also:sweep ；

Sweeping N Make Curve Long Adj Graded 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词 Statement