sweep1/swip; swiːp/v past tense and past participle swept /swɛpt; swept/1 [I,T] to clean a floor or the ground, using a brush [→ brush] 扫﹐打扫﹐清扫: I’ve just swept the kitchen floor. 我刚刚打扫过厨房地板。2 [I] if a crowd of people sweeps somewhere, it moves there quickly〔人群〕迅速地移动﹐冲过: +through/across etc The crowd swept through the gates. 人群蜂拥通过大门。3 [I,T] if a feeling, idea, or type of weather sweeps an area, it spreads quickly across it〔在某地〕风行﹐迅速传播﹔掠过: sweep the country/nation the latest fitness craze to sweep the nation 最近风靡全国的健身时尚Storms swept through the mountains. 暴风雨在山中肆虐。4 [I] to move quickly in a way that shows you are very confident or annoyed 昂首阔步地走: She swept into the room. 她大步冲进房间。 5 [T] to move someone or something quickly in a particular direction 使快速移动﹐推送: sweep sb/sth into/out/along etc I swept the papers quickly into the drawer. 我迅速地把文件扫进抽屉里。Jessie was swept along by the angry crowd. 杰西被愤怒的人群推着向前走。He swept his hair back with his hand. 他用手把头发往后拂去。6 sweep sb off their feet to make someone feel very attracted to you romantically, in a short time 一下子迷住某人7 sweep sth under the carpet especially BrE 【尤英】 also 又作 sweep sth under the rugespecially AmE 【尤美】to try to hide something bad that has happened 掩盖某事〔指不好的事〕sweep sth away phr v to completely destroy something or make something disappear 摧毁﹐消灭﹐消除: Many houses were swept away by the floods. 许多房子都被洪水冲走了。sweep up phr v to remove dirt from the floor or ground using a brush 打扫﹐清扫: sweep sth up Could you sweep up the leaves? 你扫一下树叶好吗?
sweep2n 1 [C usually singular 一般用单数] a long, swinging movement 挥动: She spoke with a sweep of her arm. 她边挥动胳膊边说。2 [singular 单数] a long curved line or area of land 长而弯曲的地带﹐绵延的土地: the sweep of the bay 弯曲的海湾3 [C] someone whose job is to clean CHIMNEYS 烟囱清洁工