sweep/swiːp/ (swept, swept)

vt

1. 扫；掸；打扫

• sweep the floor 扫地

• sweep the carpet 掸地毯

2. 扫去；掸去

• sweep away the rubbish 扫去垃圾

• sweep the dust from the carpets 掸去地毯上的尘土

3. 冲；猛力推进

• The bridge was swept away by the flood. 洪水冲毁了桥。

• The crowd swept through the gates. 人群涌过门口。

4. 蔓延；传播

• Rumours swept the whole village. 整个村子里谣言四起。

5. 扫视

• The policeman came in, his eyes sweeping the room. 警察走了进来，扫视了一下房间。

vi

1. 蔓延；传播

• The news swept through the whole city. 消息在全城传开。

• The fire swept rapidly across the countryside. 这场大火迅速蔓延到郊野。

2. 快速移动；猛力推进

• The car swept along the highway. 汽车在高速路上疾驰。

3. 扫视；掠过

• Her eyes swept from left to right. 她的目光从左到右扫视了一下。

• A huge wave swept over the deck. 一个巨浪掠过甲板。

4. 昂首阔步地走

• He swept into the room. 他大模大样地走进房间。

• His ex-wife swept past him to greet us. 他前妻从他身边傲然走过，和我们打招呼。

5. 延伸；蜿蜒；伸展

• The hills swept down to the sea. 群山延伸至海边。

• The road sweeps round the lake. 这条路绕着湖蜿蜒向前。

词组sweep aside

1. 用力把…推到一边

• sweep the curtain aside 把窗帘拉开

2. 不考虑；漠视

• He swept aside our objections. 他全然不顾我们的反对。

sweep down 突然袭击

• The soldiers swept down on the enemy. 战士们向敌人猛攻。

sweep the board(s) (或table) 胜过所有对手

• She swept the board in the diving competition. 她在跳水比赛中获得第一。

sweep up

1. 清扫；打扫

2. 飞快地抱起

• She swept up her baby and ran off. 她飞快地抱起孩子就跑。