sweep

[US]/swiːp/
[UK]/swiːp/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

vt. 扫除;猛拉;掸去
vi. 扫,打扫;席卷
n. 打扫,扫除;范围;全胜
Word Forms
现在分词sweeping
过去式swept
复数sweeps
过去分词swept
第三人称单数sweeps

Phrases & Collocations

sweep the floor

扫地

sweep the leaves

扫落叶

sweep the driveway

扫车道

sweep away

清除;一扫而空

sweep efficiency

波及系数

clean sweep

全胜;快速整理

frequency sweep

[计]频率扫描

sweep up

大扫除;收拾干净

sweep out

清除;扫除

sweep angle

掠角;扫描角

sweep down

突袭

sweep rate

扫描频率;扫描速度

Example Sentences

a sweep of the arm.

蜿蜒的海湾

sweep the harbor for mines

扫除海港中的水雷

a sweep of mountain country

山国风光一瞥

a sweep of green lawn.

一大片绿色草坪

a fine sweep of country

一片美丽的乡村地区

to sweep away such verbiage

扫除这些空谈

the arcuate sweep of the chain of islands.

岛链的弓形部分。

the whole sweep of the history of the USSR.

苏联的整段历史。

a smooth sweeping motion.

优雅的挥动动作。

sweep one's hand across

把手急速挥动了一下

the sweep of her hair.

她头发的曲线

to sweep the seas of pirates

扫荡海盗

She is sweeping with a broom.

她在用扫帚扫地。

Real-world Examples

Just sweep it across the lid. Just sweep it.

在眼睑上刷一下就好 刷一下。

Source: Friends Season 3

An army must have been swept off by that flood.

在洪水面前,一支军队不堪一击。

Source: American Version Language Arts Volume 6

So many factors threatened to sweep the economy.

如今有很多因素威胁着经济。

Source: CNN 10 Student English of the Month

You mean a clean sweep? - A clean sweep.

你是说一个大扫除?就是一个大扫除。

Source: yp/ymp

Well actually they have to be washed not just swept.

事实上,你们不仅要扫地,还要把地拖干净。

Source: Cambridge IELTS Listening Actual Test 11

Today, his house is about to be swept away.

今天,他的房子就面临着被洪水摧毁的危险。

Source: Human Planet

I should do one more sweep of the house.

我还得再打扫一遍这房子。

Source: Modern Family - Season 07

Anyway, would you mind giving this place a sweep?

总之,你能不能帮我巡视一下这地方?

Source: Modern Family - Season 10

A blast of cold air swept through the house.

429一股冷空气席卷整个房屋。

Source: In the process of honing one's listening skills.

And what happened was the security people made a sweep.

结果保安人员进行了一次扫荡。

Source: CNN 10 Student English May 2023 Compilation

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