sweep

sweep
(past and past participle swept )

[with obj.]clean (an area) by brushing away dirt or litter
扫；拂
I've swept the floor.
我已经扫了地了。
Greg swept out the kitchen.
格雷格打扫了厨房。
■[with obj. and adverbial of direction]move or remove (dirt or litter) in such a way
扫去；清除
she swept the tea leaves into a dustpan.
她把茶叶扫进了簸箕里。
■[with obj. and adverbial of direction]move or push (someone or something) with great force
猛力推进
I was swept along by the crowd.
我被人群推着向前走。
■[with obj. and adverbial of direction]brush (hair) back from one's face or upwards
向上（或向后）梳头发
long hair swept up into a high chignon.
梳成高高发髻的长发。
■search (an area) for something
搜寻
the detective swept the room for hair and fingerprints.
侦探在房间里搜寻头发和指纹。
■examine (a place or thing) for electronic listening devices
检查（某地，某物）有无电子监听装置
the line is swept every fifteen minutes.
每15分钟电话线就被检查一遍看有没有被监听。
■cover (an entire area) with a gun
扫射
they were trying to get the Lewis gun up behind some trees from where they would sweep the trench.
他们试图将刘易斯式机枪架高到树后，从那里向战壕扫射。
■(Cricket)hit (the ball) on the leg side by bringing the bat across the body from a half-kneeling position; hit a ball delivered by (a bowler) with such a stroke
(板球)以半跪的姿势将棍棒绕过身体，在脚边打击板球；用半跪挥棒的姿势打球
[no obj., with adverbial of direction]move swiftly and smoothly
掠过
a large black car swept past the open windows.
一辆黑色大型轿车从打开的窗子前一晃而过。
a wave of sympathy swept over him.
一阵同情掠过他的心头。
■[with obj. and adverbial of direction]cause to move swiftly and smoothly
使快速移动
he swept his hand round the room.
他朝房间四周快速挥了一圈手。
■(of a person) move in a confident and stately manner
（人）昂首阔步地走
she swept magnificently from the hall.
她昂首阔步地从大厅里走出来。
■(of a geographical or natural feature) extend continuously in a particular direction, especially in a curve
（地理，自然特征）延伸（尤指成一曲线）
green forests swept down the hillsides.
绿色的森林从山坡上延伸下来。
■[with obj.]look swiftly over
扫视
her eyes swept the room.
她扫视了一遍房间。
■affect (an area or place) swiftly and widely
迅速蔓延（或席卷）
violence swept the country.
暴力席卷了全国。
[no obj.]the rebellion had swept through all four of the country's provinces.
叛乱席卷了该国全部4个省。
■[with obj.](N. Amer.)win all the games in (a series); take each of the winning or main places in (a contest or event)
(北美)屡战屡胜；赢得所有的比赛
we knew we had to sweep these three home games.
我们明白必须要赢得所有这3场主场比赛。

noun

an act of sweeping something with a brush
扫
I was giving the floor a quick sweep.
我正快速地扫地。
■short for chimney sweep
chimney sweep 的简称
a long, swift, curving movement
挥动
a grandiose sweep of his hand.
他的手优雅地一挥。
■a comprehensive search or survey of a place or area
彻底的搜查
the police finished their sweep through the woods.
警察结束了对树林的搜索。
■(Electronics)the movement of a beam across the screen of a cathode ray tube
(电子)扫描
■(常作 sweeps)(N. Amer.)a survey of the ratings of television stations, carried out at regular intervals to determine advertising rates
(北美)电视收视率调查（用以决定广告费的多少）
■(Cricket)an attacking stroke in which the bat is brought across the body from a half-kneeling position to hit the ball to leg
(板球)以半跪姿势将棍棒绕过身体，在脚边打击板球
a long, typically curved stretch of road, river, country, etc.
延伸的（多指弧形的）路，河，田野等
we could see a wide sweep of country perhaps a hundred miles across.
我们可以看到一片连绵约有100英里的田野。
■a curved part of a drive in front of a building
楼前车道的弧形部分
one fork of the drive continued on to the gravel sweep.
车道的一个分岔一直延伸到弧形沙砾路上。
■(figurative)the range or scope of something
(喻)范围
the whole sweep of the history of the USSR.
苏联的整段历史。
(informal)a sweepstake
(非正式)赌金全赢制
(N. Amer.)an instance of winning every event, award, or place in a contest
(北美)囊括所有奖项
a World Series sweep.
在世界职业棒球锦标赛中获全胜。
a long heavy oar used to row a barge or other vessel
（用以操舵的）大桨
[as modifier]a big, heavy sweep oar.
又大又重的可以用来掌舵的桨。
a sail of a windmill
风车的翼板
a long pole mounted as a lever for raising buckets from a well
井边的杠杆式吊水设备的长杆

常用词组
make a clean sweep

见 clean

sweep the board

win every event or prize in a contest
比赛中获全胜，囊括了所有的奖项

sweep someone off their feet

见 foot

sweep something under the carpet

见 carpet

语源

Old English swāpan (verb), of Germanic origin; related to German schweifen 'sweep in a curve'

继承用法
sweep something away (或 aside)

remove, dispel, or abolish something in a swift and sudden way
迅速地移走（或驱散、废止）
Nahum's smile swept away the air of apprehensive gloom.
内厄姆的微笑一下子驱散了忐忑不安的忧伤气氛。

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