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broomBrE /bruːm/NAmE /bruːm/ noun [C] a brush on the end of a long handle, used for sweeping floors 扫把;扫帚 [U] a wild bush with small yellow flowers 金雀花(野生,开小黄花) ●a new ˈbroom(BrE, often disapproving) a person who has just started to work for an organization, department, etc., especially in a senior job, and who is likely to make a lot of changes 新就职者;(尤指)刚上任的新官◆Well, you know what they say— a new broom sweeps clean. 唉,你知道他们说什么,新官上任三把火。 |