sweep

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【释义】：

(swept，swept)vt．❶ 扫，清扫，扫除：sweep the floor扫地(板)．sweep the dirt off刷去污物．sweep away rubbish清除垃圾．sweep the soot out of the chjmney打扫烟囱里的灰．❷ 吹，刮，冲：The wind swept my hat off．风把我的帽子吹掉了．The flood swept away the bridge．洪水冲垮了这座桥．❸ 扫荡，肃清，排除，在…扫雷：sweep au obstacles from one’s path排除道路上的一切障碍．sweep the harbour扫除海港中的水雷．be swept into the rubbish heap of history被扫进历史的垃圾堆Ssweep away all monsters．横扫一切牛鬼蛇神．Cadres，old and new，must constantly sweep away the dust of bureaucracy．新老干部都要经常扫除官僚主义的灰尘．❹ 扫过，擦过，掠过：His fingers swept the keys of the piano．他的手指轻快地在钢琴键上掠过．❺ 眺望，环视，扫视：sweep the heavens with a telescope用望远镜了望天际．The searchlights swept the night sky．探照灯划过夜空．❻ 一掠而过地鞠躬或行礼．

－vi．❶ 扫，扫除：A new broom sweeps clean．【谚】新东西(似乎)总比旧东西好用，新官上任三把火．❷ 袭来，狂吹，疾驰，掠过：The wind swept along the street．风沿街吹过．An eagle swept past．一鹰掠过．A big wave swept over the deck．大浪掠过甲板．The cavalry swept down on the enemy．骑兵猛袭敌军．❸ 大摇大摆地走，昂首阔步地走：She swept out of the room．她大模大样地走出房间．❹ 横亘，连绵：The plain sweeps away to the sea．这平原延伸到海边．❺ 【电】扫描，照射．

△sweep the board1)赌博时赢去台面上所有的钱．2)独占鳌头．sweep all before one所向无敌be swept off one′s feet为…所感动，抑制不住情感．

－n．❶ 打扫：give it a thorough sweep 大扫除．make a clean sweep of搬光(旧家具等)；彻底清洗(人员等)．❷ (手等的)一挥：a sweep of his arm他的臂一挥．❸ 环视，眼界，区域，范围：within the sweep of eye视野之内．beyond the sweep of在…达不到的地方，在…范围之外．❹ (路、河等的)弯曲部分：The river makes a great sweep to the left．这条河向左拐了一个大弯．❺ 绵亘，一带：a sweep ot mountain country峰峦重叠的国家．❻ 扫烟囱灰的人，不干净的人，讨厌的人：You dirty sweep!你这个坏蛋!❼ (帆船无风时用的)长桨．❽ (井上用以提桶的)长竿，桔槔．❾ 凸线辊形．❿ 【电】后掠形，箭形．