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VERB
掃;撣;打掃;清掃
If you sweep an area of floor or ground, you push dirt or rubbish off it using a brush with a long handle.
例句
The owner of the store was sweeping his floor when I walked in...
當我走進商店的時候，店主正在掃地。
She was in the kitchen sweeping crumbs into a dust pan...
她正在廚房把面包屑掃入簸箕里。
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VERB
拂去;撣去
If you sweep things off something, you push them off with a quick smooth movement of your arm.
例句
I swept rainwater off the flat top of a gravestone...
我拂去了墓碑頂上的雨水。
With a gesture of frustration, she swept the cards from the table...
她懊惱地把桌子上的牌都拂到了地上。
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VERB
梳,攏(頭發)
If someone with long hair sweeps their hair into a particular style, they put it into that style.
例句
...stylish ways of sweeping your hair off your face...
露出臉形的時髦發式
Her long, fine hair was swept back in a ponytail.
她長長的秀發在腦后梳成一個馬尾。
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V-ERG
(使)(手臂)揮動
If your arm or hand sweeps in a particular direction, or if you sweep it there, it moves quickly and smoothly in that direction.
例句
His arm swept around the room...
他伸出手臂繞著房間揮了一圈。
Daniels swept his arm over his friend's shoulder.
丹尼爾斯把胳膊搭在了他朋友的肩上。
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VERB
(風、洶涌的海水等)席卷,橫掃,掠過
If wind, a stormy sea, or another strong force sweeps someone or something along, it moves them quickly along.
例句
...landslides that buried homes and swept cars into the sea...
埋沒家園并把汽車卷入大海的山體滑坡
Suddenly, she was swept along by the crowd.
一時間，她被人群推搡著向前走。
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VERB
將…迅速送到
If you are swept somewhere, you are taken there very quickly.
例句
The visitors were swept past various monuments...
游客們被帶著走馬觀花地參觀了各種紀念碑。
A limousine swept her along the busy freeway to the airport.
一輛豪華轎車載著她沿著擁擠的高速公路飛速駛向機場。
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VERB
掃過;掠過;疾馳而過
If something sweeps from one place to another, it moves there extremely quickly.
例句
An icy wind swept through the streets...
一陣寒風掃過街道。
The car swept past the gate house.
汽車飛速穿過門樓。
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VERB
(事件、思想、信仰)迅速傳播,席卷
If events, ideas, or beliefs sweep through a place, they spread quickly through it.
例句
A flu epidemic is sweeping through Moscow.
流感正在莫斯科迅速蔓延。
...the wave of patriotism sweeping the country.
席卷全國的愛國主義熱潮
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VERB
(通常指生氣時)大模大樣地走,趾高氣揚地走
If someone sweeps into a place, they walk into it in a proud, confident way, often when they are angry.
例句
She swept into the conference room...
她大模大樣地走入會議室。
Scarlet with rage, she swept past her employer and stormed up the stairs...
她氣得漲紅了臉，大搖大擺地經過她的上司，沖上了樓。
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VERB
徹底刪掉;迅速除去
If a person or thing sweeps something away or aside, they remove it quickly and completely.
例句
The commission's conclusions sweep away a decade of denials and cover-ups...
委員會的結論將十年來的否認和掩飾無情地揭開。
In times of war, governments often sweep human rights aside...
戰爭時期，政府經常對人權置之不顧。
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VERB
(目光)掃視;(燈光)掃過,掠過
If lights or someone's eyes sweep an area, they move across the area from side to side.
例句
Helicopters with searchlights swept the park which was sealed off...
直升飛機的探照燈來回掃射這個被封鎖的公園。
Her gaze sweeps rapidly around the room.
她快速地掃視了一下這個房間。
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VERB
蜿蜒,延伸;綿延
If land or water sweeps somewhere, it stretches out in a long, wide, curved shape.
例句
The land sweeps away from long areas of greenery.
這塊地從草木茂盛的狹長地帶一直伸展開來。
...the arc of countries that sweeps down from South Korea to Indonesia.
從韓國到印度尼西亞呈弧形伸展開來的幾個國家
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N-COUNT
(道路、河流)綿延彎曲的地帶,寬廣而彎曲的一長段
A sweep of land or water forms a long, wide, curved shape.
例句
The ground fell away in a broad sweep down to the river.
轉過一處大彎后，地面消失在與河水相接處。
...the great sweep of the bay.
一大片海灣
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VERB
輕松贏得(競選等)
If a person or group sweeps an election or sweeps to victory, they win the election easily.
例句
...a man who's promised to make radical changes to benefit the poor has swept the election...
承諾徹底改善貧困人口狀況的候選人輕松贏得了選舉。
In both republics, centre-right parties swept to power.
兩個共和國的中右派政黨都輕而易舉地奪取了政權。
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N-COUNT
搜查;搜索;掃蕩
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.
例句
Two of the soldiers swiftly began making a sweep of the premises...
兩名士兵立即開始搜索該建筑物。
There may be periodic police 'sweeps' of crime in the area.
警方可能對該地區的犯罪活動進行定時的“掃蕩”。
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N-SING
廣泛性;廣度
If you refer to the sweep of something, you are indicating that it includes a large number of different events, qualities, or opinions.
例句
...the whole sweep of German social and political history.
德國社會政治的完整歷史
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PHRASE
掩蓋;掩飾
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.
例句
For a long time this problem has been swept under the carpet.
這一問題被掩蓋了很長一段時間。
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PHRASE
在(比賽中)大獲全勝;橫掃
If you make a clean sweep of something such as a series of games or tournaments, you win them all.
例句
...the first club to make a clean sweep of all three trophies.
第一個將3項杯賽獎杯悉數收入囊中的俱樂部。
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PHRASE
使一見傾心;把…一下子迷住
If someone sweeps you off your feet, you fall in love with them very quickly because you find them very attractive or exciting.
例句
I was swept off my feet. I had always dreamed of being an officer's wife.
我被迷得神魂顛倒，一直夢想著成為官太太。
Noun
1. a wide scope;
"the sweep of the plains"2. someone who cleans soot from chimneys
3. winning all or all but one of the tricks in bridge
4. a long oar used in an open boat
5. (American football) an attempt to advance the ball by running around the end of the line
6. a movement in an arc;
"a sweep of his arm"Verb
1. sweep across or over;
"Her long skirt brushed the floor""A gasp swept cross the audience"2. move with sweeping, effortless, gliding motions;
"The diva swept into the room""Shreds of paper sailed through the air""The searchlights swept across the sky"3. sweep with a broom or as if with a broom;
"Sweep the crumbs off the table""Sweep under the bed"4. force into some kind of situation, condition, or course of action;
"They were swept up by the events""don't drag me into this business"5. to cover or extend over an area or time period;
"Rivers traverse the valley floor", "The parking lot spans 3 acres""The novel spans three centuries"6. clean by sweeping;
"Please sweep the floor"7. win an overwhelming victory in or on;
"Her new show dog swept all championships"8. cover the entire range of
9. make a big sweeping gesture or movement