sweep

vt

• ① 1打扫,清扫2扫除,扫掉
  • You must sweep the kitchen floor.你必须清扫厨房的地板。
  • She swept the floor with a broom.她用扫帚扫地板。
  • sweep a chimney清扫烟囱
  • He swept (out) the porch.他打扫门廊。
  • She swept the garden clean.她把花园打扫干净。
  • sweep (away) the dust扫掉灰尘
  • I swept up the dead leaves.我把枯叶扫起来。

• ② (急流、雪崩等)冲走;吹走;吹袭(某地);横扫;席卷;扫光;扫射;疏浚(河底、海底等)
  • The snowstorm swept the plain.暴风雪横扫平原。
  • His song swept the city in one night.他的歌一夜之间风靡全市。
  • The fire swept the village.火烧毁了整个村庄。
  • The current was sweeping the logs along.水流把那些圆木冲走。
  • The flood swept away the cottage.洪水冲走了那栋小屋。
  • The wind swept his hat off.风刮走了他的帽子。
  • The snow was swept into drifts by the wind.雪被风刮成堆。

• ③ 扫过,掠过,擦过;扫视,环视;(衣裾等)拖过;拂
  • The searchlight swept the night sky.探照灯扫照夜空。
  • Their eyes swept the countryside.他们扫视乡间。
  • He swept the sea with a telescope.他用望远镜扫视海面。
  • He swept his hand across his face to get rid of the flies.他用手轻拂脸部,以赶走苍蝇。

• ④ (手指)拨弄(弦乐器等)
  • Her hands began to sweep the keyboard.她的手开始急速按(钢琴的)键盘。
  • He began playing his guitar with his fingers sweeping the strings.他以手指拨弦开始弹奏吉他。

• ⑤ 干净俐落地做
  • She swept him a bow.她干净俐落地向他行鞠躬礼。

• ⑥ (选举)以压倒比数胜过;(比赛)大获(全胜)
  • The Liberals swept the country.自由党在全国获得压倒性的胜利。
  • Our baseball team swept the series.我们的棒球队在一连串比赛大获全胜。

• ⑦ 【海】用长柄大桨划(舢板等)