sweep

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

1. VERB 扫;掸;打扫;清扫
   If you sweep an area of floor or ground, you push dirt or rubbish off it using a brush with a long handle.
   1. The owner of the store was sweeping his floor when I walked in...
      当我走进商店的时候，店主正在扫地。
   2. 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。
   3. Norma picked up the broom and began sweeping.
      诺尔玛拿起扫帚开始扫了起来。
2. VERB 拂去;掸去
   If you sweep things off something, you push them off with a quick smooth movement of your arm.
   1. I swept rainwater off the flat top of a gravestone...
      我拂去了墓碑顶上的雨水。
   2. 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。
   3. '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。
3. VERB 梳,拢(头发)
   If someone with long hair sweeps their hair into a particular style, they put it into that style.
   1. ...stylish ways of sweeping your hair off your face...
      露出脸形的时髦发式
   2. Her long, fine hair was swept back in a ponytail.
      她长长的秀发在脑后梳成一个马尾。
4. V-ERG (使)(手臂)挥动
   If your arm or hand sweeps in a particular direction, or if you sweep it there, it moves quickly and smoothly in that direction.
   1. His arm swept around the room...
      他伸出手臂绕着房间挥了一圈。
   2. 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。
   3. ...the long sweeping arm movements of a violinist.
      小提琴演奏者的大幅度挥臂动作
   4. Sweep is also a noun.
      
   5. With one sweep of her hand she threw back the sheets.
      她手一挥掀开了床单。
5. VERB (风、汹涌的海水等)席卷,横扫,掠过
   If wind, a stormy sea, or another strong force sweeps someone or something along, it moves them quickly along.
   1. ...landslides that buried homes and swept cars into the sea...
      埋没家园并把汽车卷入大海的山体滑坡
   2. Suddenly, she was swept along by the crowd.
      一时间，她被人群推搡着向前走。
6. VERB 将…迅速送到
   If you are swept somewhere, you are taken there very quickly.
   1. 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。
   2. 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。
7. VERB 扫过;掠过;疾驰而过
   If something sweeps from one place to another, it moves there extremely quickly.
   1. An icy wind swept through the streets...
      一阵寒风扫过街道。
   2. The car swept past the gate house.
      汽车飞速穿过门楼。
8. VERB (事件、思想、信仰)迅速传播,席卷
   If events, ideas, or beliefs sweep through a place, they spread quickly through it.
   1. A flu epidemic is sweeping through Moscow.
      流感正在莫斯科迅速蔓延。
   2. ...the wave of patriotism sweeping the country.
      席卷全国的爱国主义热潮
9. VERB (通常指生气时)大模大样地走,趾高气扬地走
   If someone sweeps into a place, they walk into it in a proud, confident way, often when they are angry.
   1. She swept into the conference room...
      她大模大样地走入会议室。
   2. 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。
   3. The Chief turned and swept out.
      机长转过身，气呼呼地夺门而去。
10. VERB 彻底删掉;迅速除去
    If a person or thing sweeps something away or aside, they remove it quickly and completely.
    1. 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。
    2. 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。
    3. He swept the names from his mind.
       他把这些名字抛诸脑后。
11. VERB (目光)扫视;(灯光)扫过,掠过
    If lights or someone's eyes sweep an area, they move across the area from side to side.
    1. 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。
    2. Her gaze sweeps rapidly around the room.
       她快速地扫视了一下这个房间。
12. VERB 蜿蜒,延伸;绵延
    If land or water sweeps somewhere, it stretches out in a long, wide, curved shape.
    1. 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。
    2. ...the arc of countries that sweeps down from South Korea to Indonesia.
       从韩国到印度尼西亚呈弧形伸展开来的几个国家
13. N-COUNT (道路、河流)绵延弯曲的地带,宽广而弯曲的一长段
    A sweep of land or water forms a long, wide, curved shape.
    1. 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。
    2. ...the great sweep of the bay.
       一大片海湾
14. VERB 轻松赢得(竞选等)
    If a person or group sweeps an election or sweeps to victory, they win the election easily.
    1. ...a man who's promised to make radical changes to benefit the poor has swept the election...
       承诺彻底改善贫困人口状况的候选人轻松赢得了选举。
    2. 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。
    3. ...voters nostalgic for the free-spending policies of the 1980s swept his Socialists back to power.
       选民们很怀念 20 世纪 80 年代的自由支出政策，这使得社会党人轻松重夺政权。
    4. ...a sweeping victory.
       一场大胜
15. N-COUNT 搜查;搜索;扫荡
    If someone makes a sweep of a place, they search it, usually because they are looking for people who are hiding or for an illegal activity.
    1. 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。
    2. 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”。
16. N-SING 广泛性;广度
    If you refer to the sweep of something, you are indicating that it includes a large number of different events, qualities, or opinions.
    1. ...the whole sweep of German social and political history.
       德国社会政治的完整历史
17. See also: sweeping chimney sweep
18. PHRASE 掩盖;掩饰
    If someone sweeps something bad or wrong under the carpet, or if they sweep it under the rug, they try to prevent people from hearing about it.
    1. 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。
19. PHRASE 在(比赛中)大获全胜;横扫
    If you make a clean sweep of something such as a series of games or tournaments, you win them all.
    1. ...the first club to make a clean sweep of all three trophies.
       第一个将3项杯赛奖杯悉数收入囊中的俱乐部。
20. 我被迷得神魂颠倒，一直梦想着成为官太太。 → see: I was swept off my feet. I had always dreamed of being an officer's wife.

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。

sweep sb along/away

1. 使某人醉心；驱使某人专注
   to make sb very interested or involved in sth, especially in a way that makes them forget everything else

sweep sth↔aside

1. 对…置之不理；不理会；全然无视
   to ignore sth completely
   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。

sweep sth↔away

1. 消灭；彻底消除；完全打消
   to get rid of sth completely
   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。

sweep sth↔out

1. 打扫干净，清扫干净（房间等）
   to remove all the dust, dirt, etc. from a room or building using a brush

sweep sb↔up

1. 一把抱起某人
   to lift sb up with a sudden smooth movement
   1. He rushed to greet her, sweeping his arms wide.
      他张开双臂舞动着，冲过去迎接她。

v.

sweep the board

• （在比赛中）囊括所有奖项
  to win all the prizes, etc. in a competition

sweep sb off their feet

• 使某人立刻迷上自己；使某人对自己一见倾心
  to make sb fall suddenly and deeply in love with you

sweep (sb) to power

• （使某人）以压倒性优势在选举中获胜
  to win an election by a large number of votes; to make sb win an election with a large number of votes

sweep to victory

• 轻易赢得（竞赛）
  to win a contest easily
  1. Labour swept to victory in 2001.
     工党在2001年轻松取胜。

sweep sth under the carpet

• 掩盖某事
  to try to stop people from finding out about sth wrong, illegal, embarrassing, etc. that has happened or that you have done

n.

make a clean sweep (of sth)

make a clean sweep (of sth)

noun

1. a movement in an arc
   1. a sweep of his arm

2. (American football) an attempt to advance the ball by running around the end of the line

   Synonym:    end run

3. a long oar used in an open boat

   Synonym:    sweep oar

4. a wide scope
   1. the sweep of the plains

   Synonym:    expanse

5. winning all or all but one of the tricks in bridge

   Synonym:    slam

6. someone who cleans soot from chimneys

   Synonym:    chimneysweeperchimneysweep

verb

1. win an overwhelming victory in or on
   1. Her new show dog swept all championships

2. sweep with a broom or as if with a broom
   1. Sweep the crumbs off the table
   2. Sweep under the bed

   Synonym:    broom

3. clean by sweeping
   1. Please sweep the floor

4. make a big sweeping gesture or movement

   Synonym:    swingswing out

5. move with sweeping, effortless, gliding motions
   1. The diva swept into the room
   2. Shreds of paper sailed through the air
   3. The searchlights swept across the sky

   Synonym:    sail

6. sweep across or over
   1. Her long skirt brushed the floor
   2. A gasp swept cross the audience

   Synonym:    brush

7. force into some kind of situation, condition, or course of action
   1. They were swept up by the events
   2. don't drag me into this business

   Synonym:    embroiltanglesweep updragdrag in

8. to cover or extend over an area or time period
   1. Rivers traverse the valley floor
   2. The parking lot spans 3 acres
   3. The novel spans three centuries

   Synonym:    crosstraversespan

9. cover the entire range of