sweeping
adj
ˈswiːpɪŋ adj
1 affecting many things, or making an important difference to something 影响大的; 范围广的; 彻底的
sweeping changes/cuts/reforms etc
They want to make sweeping changes to education policies.
他们想对教育政策进行彻底的改革。
2 including a lot of information about something 包含丰富信息的 only before noun 仅用于名词前
a sweeping look at European history
欧洲历史面面观
3
sweeping statement/generalization
a statement etc that is too general and that does not consider all the facts – used to show disapproval 一概而论的说法/笼统的概括〔含贬义〕
sweeping generalizations about women drivers
对女性司机一概而论的看法
4 forming a curved shape 弯曲的，弧线的
the sweeping curve of the driveway
车道上的大弯
a sweeping gesture
大幅度的手势
5
sweeping victory
the winning of an election by a large number of votes 〔选举中的〕大胜
a sweeping victory for Labour
工党的大胜