sweep

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

verb

用刷子或手 with brush or hand

1. 扫；打扫；清扫
   to clean a room, surface, etc. using a broom (= a type of brush on a long handle)
   1. to sweep the floor
      清扫地板
   2. The showroom had been emptied and swept clean.
      陈列室已经清理出来，打扫干净了。
2. 扫去；清除
   to remove sth from a surface using a brush, your hand, etc.
   1. She swept the crumbs into the wastebasket.
      她把面包屑扫进废纸篓里。
   2. He swept the leaves up into a pile.
      他把树叶扫成一堆。

快速 / 猛烈移动 move quickly/with force

3. （迅猛地）推送，吹走，冲走，带走
   to move or push sb/sth suddenly and with a lot of force
   1. The little boat was swept out to sea.
      小船被吹到大海的深处去了。
   2. She let herself be swept along by the crowd.
      她任由自己被人流挟裹着前行。
4. 猛烈吹过；掠过；席卷；横扫
   to move suddenly and/or with force over an area or in a particular direction
   1. Rain swept in through the broken windows.
      雨水从破窗户灌进屋内。
   2. Strong winds regularly sweep the islands.
      这些岛屿上经常刮大风。

人 of a person

5. 步态轻盈地走；大模大样地走
   to move quickly and/or smoothly, especially in a way that impresses or is intended to impress other people
   1. Without another word she swept out of the room.
      她再没说话，大模大样地走出房间。
   2. He swept into the lead with an almost perfect performance.
      他以几近完美的表现跨入领先位置。
6. 挥动，舞动（手、臂等）
   to move sth, especially your hand or arm, quickly and smoothly in a particular direction
   1. He rushed to greet her, sweeping his arms wide.
      他张开双臂舞动着，冲过去迎接她。

感受 of feelings

7. 突然袭来
   to suddenly affect sb strongly
   1. A wave of tiredness swept over her.
      她感到浑身疲惫。
   2. Memories came sweeping back.
      往事倏地重又浮现在脑海中。

思想；时尚 of ideas/fashions

8. 迅速传播
   to spread quickly
   1. Rumours of his resignation swept through the company.
      他辞职的传言在全公司传播开了。
   2. the latest craze sweeping America
      风靡美国的最新时尚

扫视；掠过 look/move over area

9. 扫视；掠过；搜索
   to move over an area, especially in order to look for sth
   1. His eyes swept around the room.
      他的目光把房间扫视了一遍。
   2. Searchlights swept the sky.
      探照灯在空中扫来扫去。

轻触表面 touch surface

10. （使）轻轻掠过，轻轻擦过
    to move, or move sth, over a surface, touching it lightly
    1. Her dress swept the ground as she walked.
       她行走时衣裙拖在地上。

头发 hair

11. 梳；刷；掠
    to brush, comb , etc. your hair in a particular direction
    1. Her hair was swept back from her face.
       她的头发是从前边往后梳的。

地貌 of landscape

12. 蜿蜒；呈缓坡延伸
    to form a long smooth curve
    1. The hotel gardens sweep down to the beach.
       旅馆的花园呈缓坡一直延伸到海滩。

体育运动 in sport

13. （在系列比赛中）获得全部胜利，囊括各项冠军
    to win all the games in a series of games against another team or all the parts of a contest
    1. The Blue Jays have a chance to sweep the series.
       蓝鸟队有机会囊括这一系列比赛的冠军。
    2. New Jersey swept Detroit last season.
       在上个赛季，新泽西队全胜底特律队。

noun

用刷子 with brush

1. 扫；打扫；清扫
   an act of cleaning a room, surface, etc. using a broom
   1. Give the room a good sweep.
      把房间好好打扫一下。

挥动 curving movement

2. 挥动；掠
   a smooth curving movement
   1. He indicated the door with a sweep of his arm.
      他一挥胳膊指向门。

地貌 landscape

3. （道路、河流、海岸等）一长段，绵延弯曲的地带，呈缓坡状的地带
   a long, often curved, piece of road, river, coast, etc.
   1. the broad sweep of white cliffs around the bay
      环绕海湾的一片白色悬崖

范围 range

4. 广泛性；广博的范围；广度
   the range of an idea, a piece of writing, etc. that considers many different things
   1. Her book covers the long sweep of the country's history.
      她的著作涵盖了该国漫长的历史。

巡行；搜索 movement/search over area

5. 巡行；搜索；扫荡
   a movement over an area, for example in order to search for sth or attack sth
   1. The rescue helicopter made another sweep over the bay.
      救援直升机在海湾上空又搜索了一遍。

烟囱 chimney

烟囱 chimney

赌博 gambling

赌博 gambling

体育运动 in sport

6. （两支球队对赛其中一方）全胜的一系列比赛；囊括冠军
   a series of games that a team wins against another team; the fact of winning all the parts of a contest
   1. a World Series sweep
      在世界职业棒球系列赛中囊括冠军

电视 television

7. 收视率调查（电视台为查明节目受欢迎度，尤为计算广告费）
   a time when television companies examine their programmes to find out which ones are the most popular, especially in order to calculate advertising rates

过去分词:swept 过去式:swept 现在分词:sweeping 第三人称单数:sweeps 名词复数形式:sweeps

sweep 打扫，清扫，横扫，挥舞

来自古英语 swapan,清扫，打扫，来自 Proto-Germanic*swaipana,清扫，打扫，来自 PIE*swei, 弯，转，摇摆，词源同 swoop,swing.引申诸相关词义。

1. A flu epidemic is sweeping through Moscow.
   一场流感正席卷莫斯科。
2. The owner of the store was sweeping his floor when I walked in
   我进去的时候这家商店的店主正在扫地。
3. Her long, fine hair was swept back in a ponytail.
   她纤细的长发在脑后梳成了马尾辫。
4. 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。
5. Norma picked up the broom and began sweeping.
   诺尔玛拿起扫帚开始扫了起来。
6. I swept rainwater off the flat top of a gravestone
   我拂去了墓碑顶上的雨水。
7. 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。
8. 'Thanks friend,' he said, while sweeping the money into his pocket.
   “谢了，朋友，”他说着就把钱划拉进了口袋。
9. His arm swept around the room
   他伸出手臂绕着房间挥了一圈。
10. 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。
11. Suddenly, she was swept along by the crowd.
    一时间，她被人群推搡着向前走。
12. 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。
13. 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。
14. An icy wind swept through the streets
    一阵寒风扫过街道。
15. The car swept past the gate house.
    汽车飞速穿过门楼。
16. She swept into the conference room
    她大模大样地走入会议室。
17. 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。
18. The Chief turned and swept out.
    机长转过身，气呼呼地夺门而去。
19. 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。
20. 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。
21. He swept the names from his mind.
    他把这些名字抛诸脑后。
22. 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。
23. Her gaze sweeps rapidly around the room.
    她快速地扫视了一下这个房间。
24. 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。
25. 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。
26. 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。
27. 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。
28. 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”。
29. 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。
30. 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。