/swi:p ||; swip/verb
(
past tense past participle swept /swept
||; swɛpt/)
1 [I,T] to clean the floor, etc by moving dust, dirt, etc away with a brush 扫;打扫;清扫 [T]
to sweep the floor 扫地
I'm going to sweep the leaves off the path. 我要清扫小径上的树叶。
☞Look at the note at clean ². 参看clean^2的注释。
2 [T] to remove sth from a surface using your hand, etc (用手等)扫,拂,刮走:
He swept the books angrily off the table. 他生气地用手将桌上的书扫到地上。
3 [I,T] to move quickly and smoothly over the area or in the direction mentioned 掠过;席卷;横扫:
Fire swept through the building. 大火迅速蔓延至整座大楼。
4 [T] to move or push sb/sth with a lot of force 猛力移动或推进:
The huge waves swept her overboard. 巨浪把她从船上冲入海中。
He was swept along by the huge crowd. 他被庞大的人群推拥着向前走。
5 [I] to move in a way that impresses or is intended to impress people 大模大样地走:
Five big black Mercedes swept past us. 五辆大型黑色奔驰牌轿车从我们身旁疾驶而过。
6 [I,T] to move over an area, especially in order to look for sth 扫掠,扫视(尤指为了寻找某物) ·
The army were sweeping the fields for mines. 军队在田野里清除地雷。
His eyes swept quickly over the page. 他的目光快速扫视书页。
sweep (sb/sth) aside to not allow sb/sth to affect your progress or plans 漠视,全然不顾(影响进展或计划的某人或某事物)
sweep sth out to remove dirt and dust from the floor of a room or building using a brush (用扫帚)清扫(房间或大楼地上的尘土)
sweep over sb (used about a feeling) to suddenly affect sb very strongly (指情绪)突然强烈影响某人
sweep (sth) up to remove dirt, dust, leaves, etc using a brush (用扫帚)清扫,扫掉(尘土、树叶等)