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Swept Sweep Verb 例:The Sweeping Quickly 例:...The Long

单词 sweep
音标
英[swi:p] 美[swip]
解释
vt.打扫,清理;扫除;彻底搜索;掠过;vi.打扫;扫过;蜿蜒;大范围伸展;n.打扫;延伸;挥动;全胜;
例句

VERB
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.
例: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。
例: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。

VERB
拂去;掸去
If you sweep things off something, you push them off with a quick smooth movement of your arm.
例:I swept rainwater off the flat top of a gravestone...我拂去了墓碑顶上的雨水。
例: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。

VERB
梳,拢(头发)
If someone with long hair sweeps their hair into a particular style, they put it into that style.
例:...stylish ways of sweeping your hair off your face...露出脸形的时髦发式
例: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。

V-ERG
(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.
例:His arm swept around the room...他伸出手臂绕着房间挥了一圈。
例: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。

VERB
(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.
例:...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
例:Suddenly, she was swept along by the crowd.一时间,她被人群推搡着向前走。

VERB
将…迅速送到
If you are swept somewhere, you are taken there very quickly.
例: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。
例: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。

VERB
扫过;掠过;疾驰而过
If something sweeps from one place to another, it moves there extremely quickly.
例:An icy wind swept through the streets...一阵寒风扫过街道。
例:The car swept past the gate house.汽车飞速穿过门楼。

VERB
(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.
例:A flu epidemic is sweeping through Moscow.流感正在莫斯科迅速蔓延。
例:...the wave of patriotism sweeping the country.席卷全国的爱国主义热潮

VERB
(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.
例:She swept into the conference room...她大模大样地走入会议室。
例: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。

VERB
彻底删掉;迅速除去
If a person or thing sweeps something away or aside, they remove it quickly and completely.
例: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。
例: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。

VERB
(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.
例: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。
例:Her gaze sweeps rapidly around the room.她快速地扫视了一下这个房间。

VERB
蜿蜒,延伸;绵延
If land or water sweeps somewhere, it stretches out in a long, wide, curved shape.
例: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。
例:...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

N-COUNT
(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.
例: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。
例:...the great sweep of the bay.一大片海湾

VERB
轻松赢得(竞选等)
If a person or group sweeps an election or sweeps to victory, they win the election easily.
例:...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。
例: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。

N-COUNT
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.
例: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。
例: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”。

N-SING
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.
例:...the whole sweep of German social and political history.德国社会政治的完整历史

PHRASE
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.
例: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。

PHRASE
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.
例:...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。

PHRASE
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.
例: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。
变形
third:sweeps~done:swept~ing:sweeping~past:swept~

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