sweep
verb
noun
swiːp
verb
1
CLEAN STH
把某物弄干净
to
clean
the
dust,
dirt
etc
from
the
floor
or
ground,
using
a
brush
with
a
long
handle
扫，打扫，清扫;
T
Bert
swept
the
path
in
front
of
the
house.
伯特清扫了屋前的小路。
sweep
sth
off/out/up
etc
Will
you
sweep
the
leaves
off
the
patio?
你把露台上的落叶扫干净好吗？
2
PUSH STH SOMEWHERE
把某物推到某处
to
move
things
from
a
surface
with
a
brushing
movement
扫去，清除
T always + adv/prep
I
swept
the
papers
quickly
into
the
drawer.
我飞快地把那些文件塞进抽屉里。
3
PUSH SB/STH WITH FORCE
用力推某人/某物
to
force
someone
or
something
to
move
in
a
particular
direction
卷走; 冲走; 移去; 刮走
T always + adv/prep
The
windsurfer
was
swept
out
to
sea.
那个冲浪手被卷入大海了。
Jessie
was
swept
along
by
the
angry
crowd.
杰西被愤怒的人群裹着向前走。
4
GROUP MOVES
人群移动
if
a
group
of
people
or
animals
sweep
somewhere,
they
quickly
move
there
together
〔人群或畜群〕迅速地移动，冲过
I always + adv/prep
[+
through/along
etc
]
The
crowd
swept
through
the
gates
of
the
stadium.
人群蜂拥通过体育场的大门。
5
WIND/WAVES ETC
风/浪等
if
winds,
waves,
fire
etc
sweep
a
place
or
sweep
through,
across
etc
a
place,
they
move
quickly
and
with
a
lot
of
force
〔风、浪、大火等迅猛地〕扫过，掠过〔某地〕
I,T always + adv/prep
Thunderstorms
swept
the
country.
雷暴袭击了全国。
[+
across/through
etc
]
90
mile
per
hour
winds
swept
across
the
plains.
时速 90 英里的强风横扫平原。
6
BECOME POPULAR
变得流行
if
an
idea,
feeling,
or
activity
sweeps
a
group
of
people
or
a
place,
it
quickly
becomes
very
popular
or
common
[书面] 风行; （在…）迅速传播
I,T always + adv/prep | written
sweep
the
country/nation/state
etc
a
wave
of
nationalism
sweeping
the
country
席卷全国的民族主义浪潮
[+
across/through
etc
]
the
latest
craze
sweeping
through
the
teenage
population
在青少年中风靡一时的最新时尚
7
FEELING
感情
if
a
feeling
sweeps
over
you,
you
are
suddenly
affected
by
it
突然袭来
I always + adv/prep
[+
over
]
A
feeling
of
isolation
swept
over
me.
忽然有一种孤独的感觉向我袭来。
8
PERSON
人
if
someone
sweeps
somewhere,
they
move
quickly
and
confidently,
especially
because
they
are
impatient
or
like
to
seem
important
阔步走，大模大样地走
I always + adv/prep
[+
into/through
etc
]
Eva
swept
into
the
meeting
and
demanded
to
know
what
was
going
on.
伊娃阔步走进会场，坚决要求了解发生了什么事情。
9
POLITICS
政治
to
win
an
election
easily
and
in
an
impressive
way
〔在选举中〕大获全胜
I,T
sweep
to
power/victory
Nixon
and
Agnew
swept
to
victory
with
47
million
votes.
尼克松和阿格纽以 4700 万张选票大获全胜。
Herrera
was
swept
into
office
two
years
ago.
赫雷拉两年之前一举掌权。
10
SPORTS
体育运动
to
win
all
of
the
games
in
a
series
of
games
against
a
particular
team
[美] 在〔系列比赛中〕获全胜
T | AmE
Houston
swept
Orlando
to
become
NBA
champions.
休斯顿火箭队连挫奥兰多魔术队，成为 NBA 冠军。
11
sweep the board
11.
to
win
everything
that
can
be
won,
especially
very
easily
[英] 〔尤指轻易地〕大获全胜，囊括全部奖项
BrE
12
FORM A CURVE
形成曲线
to
form
a
long
curved
shape
蜿蜒; 延伸
I always + adv/prep
[+
down/along
etc
]
The
hills
swept
down
to
the
sea.
山丘一直绵延到海边。
13
LOOK
看
to
look
quickly
at
all
of
something
〔目光等〕扫视
I,T always + adv/prep
The
General’s
eyes
swept
the
horizon.
将军的目光扫过地平线。
[+
over/across/around
etc
]
the
beam
from
the
lighthouse
sweeping
across
the
sea
在海面上扫掠的灯塔光束
14
sweep sb off their feet
14.
to
make
someone
feel
suddenly
and
strongly
attracted
to
you
in
a
romantic
way
把某人一下子迷住，使某人神魂颠倒
Jill’s
been
swept
off
her
feet
by
an
older
man.
吉尔被一位年长男子迷住了。
15
sweep/brush sth under the carpet sweep sth under the rug
15.
also
又作
to
try
to
keep
something
a
secret,
especially
something
you
have
done
wrong
掩盖某事〔尤指错事〕
AmE
16
HAIR
头发
to
pull
your
hair
back
from
your
face
把〔头发〕向后拢
T always + adv/prep
sweep
sth
back/up
Kerry
swept
her
hair
back
into
a
ponytail.
克丽把头发往后梳成了一个马尾辫。
17
to
SWEEP
someone
AWAY
令某人着迷
18
to
refuse
to
pay
attention
to
something
someone
says
拒不理会，无视
Branson
swept
all
the
objections
aside.
布兰森对所有反对意见置之不理。
19
sweep sth away
↔
to
completely
destroy
something
or
make
something
disappear
消灭; 摧毁; 扫除
houses
swept
away
by
the
floods
被洪水摧毁的房屋
A
sudden
feeling
of
grief
swept
all
my
anger
away.
一阵突如其来的悲伤使我的怒气全消。
20
sweep sb away sweep sb along
also
又作
if
a
feeling
or
idea
sweeps
you
away
or
along,
you
are
so
excited
that
you
do
not
think
clearly
or
you
forget
about
other
things
〔感情或思想〕令某人着迷; 使某人深受影响
usually passive 一般用被动态
We
couldn’t
help
being
swept
away
by
Bette’s
enthusiasm.
我们不禁被贝特的热情所感染。
19th
century
scientists
were
swept
along
on
the
tide
of
Darwin’s
theories.
19 世纪的科学家深受达尔文理论思潮的影响。
21
to
clean
the
dust,
dirt
etc
from
the
floor
or
ground
using
a
brush
with
a
long
handle
打扫，清扫
The
janitor
was
just
sweeping
up
as
I
left
the
building.
我离开大楼时，看门人正在打扫。
sweep
sth
↔
up
Jan
was
sweeping
up
the
bits
of
paper
and
broken
glass.
简在清扫纸屑和碎玻璃。
22
sweep sb up
↔
to
pick
someone
up
in
one
quick
movement
一下抱起某人
Harriet
swept
the
child
up
in
her
arms
and
hugged
her.
哈丽雅特一把抱起孩子，紧紧搂住她。
noun
23
a
long
swinging
movement
of
your
arm,
a
weapon
etc
挥动
With
a
single
sweep
of
his
sword,
he
cut
through
the
rope.
他只一挥剑，就砍断了绳索。
24
the
act
of
cleaning
a
room
with
a
long-handled
brush
[英] 打扫，清扫
usually singular 一般用单数 | BrE
The
kitchen
needs
a
good
sweep.
厨房需要好好扫一扫了。
25
the sweep of sth
a.
a
long
curved
line
or
area
of
land
b.
the
many
different
and
important
ideas,
events,
or
qualities
of
something
〔某事物的〕广度，范围
the
wide
sweep
of
lawn
一大片草坪
the
broad
sweep
of
history
浩瀚的历史
26
a
search
or
attack
that
moves
over
a
large
area
〔大面积的〕搜索，搜查; 扫荡
usually singular 一般用单数
He
watched
the
helicopter
make
a
sweep
over
the
beach.
他看着直升机在海滩上空进行搜索。
27
the sweeps sweeps month/period
also
又作
a
period
of
time
during
the
year
when
television
stations
try
to
find
out
which
shows
are
the
most
popular
电视收视率测定期
AmE
28
AmE
a
series
of
several
games
that
one
team
wins
against
another
team
〔比赛的〕连胜，全胜
29
a
CHIMNEY
SWEEP
烟囱清洁工