| [/swiːp; swip/] v (pt, pp swept [/swept; swɛpt/]) 用法:
1 (a) [I, Tn, Tn.pr, Tn.p] ~ sth (from, off, into, etc sth); ~ sth (away, up, etc) remove (dust, dirt, etc) with or as if with a broom or brush 扫, 掸, 打扫（灰尘、 污垢等）:
Have you swept in here? 这里你打扫过了吗? *
sweep the dust from the carpets 清扫地毯上的灰尘 *
sweep the crumbs under the carpet, off the table, into the dustpan 清扫地毯下面的碎屑、 抹去桌子上面的面包屑、 把碎屑扫入簸箕里 *
sweep away bits of paper 把碎纸片扫掉 *
sweep the dead leaves up 扫除枯叶.
(b) [Tn, Tn.p, Cn.a] ~ sth (out) clean sth by doing this 扫、 掸或打扫某物:
sweep the carpet, floor, yard 打扫地毯、 地板、 院子 *
sweep out the porch 把门廊打扫乾净 *
sweep the chimney (free of soot) 打扫烟囱（的煤炱） *
Have the stairs been swept clean? 楼梯打扫乾净了吗? 用法:
2 [Tn.pr,Tn.p] move or remove (sb/sth) powerfully and unstoppablyby pushing, flowing, etc 藉推力、 流动力等强劲而不停地带动或移走（某人[某物]）:
The current swept the logs down the river. 水流冲著原木沿河而下. *
We were almost swept off our feet by the waves. 我们几乎让浪头给打倒了. *
She got swept along by the crowd. 她被人群拥著向前走. *
Many bridges were swept away by the floods. 洪水冲毁了许多桥梁. *
(fig 比喻) Old laws were swept away by the revolution. 这场革命彻底摧毁了旧的法制. 用法:
3 [Ipr, Ip, Tn] move quickly over (an area) 扫过, 掠过（某地方）:
A huge wave swept over the deck. 一个巨浪掠过甲板. *
The fire swept rapidly across the wooded countryside. 这场大火迅速烧遍树木茂密的郊野. *
Rumours swept through the town. 城里谣言四起. *
Cold winds swept the plains. 寒风掠过平原. *
(fig 比喻) The party swept the country, ie won the election by a large majority. 该党在全国的选举中大获全胜. 用法:
4 [Ipr, Ip] move in a smooth or dignified way (in the direction specified) 平稳地或庄重地（向某方向）移动:
She swept out of the room. 她大模大样地走出了房间. *
The big car swept up the drive to the front of the house. 那辆大轿车稳稳地顺著车道驶到房子前面. 用法:
5 [Ipr, Ip] extend in an unbroken line, curve or slope (in the direction specified) 延伸; 蜿蜒; 伸展; 绵延:
The road sweeps round the lake. 这条路环绕著湖往前蜿蜒. *
The coast sweeps (away) northwards in a wide curve. 海岸呈一大弧形向北伸展. 用法:
6 [Tn] pass over (sth) in order to examine, search or survey it 扫视, 搜索（某物）:
The searchlights swept the sky. 探照灯搜寻著天空. *
Her eyes swept the room. 她的眼睛扫视了一下那个房间. 用法:
7 [Tn] move over or along (sth) touching it lightly 轻轻擦过、 掠过（某物）:
His fingers swept the keys of the piano. 他的手指在钢琴键盘上轻快地移动. *
Her dress swept the ground. 她的连衣裙在地面上拖曳著. 用法:
8 (idm 习语) sweep sth under the `carpet hide sth which might cause trouble or a scandal 掩盖某事（以免造成麻烦或丑闻）:
sweep embarrassing evidence under the carpet 把令人难堪的证据掩盖起来. sweep the `board win all the prizes, money, games, etc 赢得所有的奖品、 金钱、 比赛等:
Switzerland swept the board in the skiing competition. 瑞士在滑雪比赛中囊括了所有的奖项. sweep sb off his feet overwhelm sb with emotion, esp with love 使某人倾心（尤指因爱情）:
I was swept off my feet by her wit and charm. 她才貌双全, 我佩服得五体投地. sweep 2
[/swiːp; swip/] n 用法:
1 (also `sweep-out) [C usu sing通常作单数] act of sweeping 扫; 掸; 打扫:
Give the rooma good sweep. 把这房间好好打扫一下. 用法:
2 [C] sweeping (sweep1 2) movement （藉推力、 流动力等的）带动, 移走; 摆动; 挥动:
the sweep of a pendulum 摆的摆动 *
with a sweep of his arm, scythe 他用臂、 镰刀一挥. 用法:
3 [C usu sing 通常作单数] long unbroken (often curved) stretch of road, river, coast, etc or of sloping land 延伸的（常指弯的）路、 河、 岸等; 绵延的坡地:
the broad sweep of white cliffs round the bay 海湾周围一大片白色的峭壁. 用法:
4 [U] (fig 比喻) extent covered by sth; range 包括有某事物的一段; 范围:
the impressive sweep of a historical novel 一部历史小说感人的内容. 用法:
5 [C] movement over an area in order to search, attack, etc 搜索、 扫荡等行动:
a sweep over the bay by a rescue helicopter 救援直升飞机在海湾进行的一次搜索活动 *
The police made a thorough sweep of the field where the dead child's body was found. 警方在发现那孩子尸体的现场进行了仔细的搜查. 用法:
6 [C] = chimney-sweep (chimney). 用法:
7 [C] = sweepstake. 用法:
8 (idm 习语) a clean sweep => clean1. |