英汉词典

sweep 基本解释

• vt. 扫除；猛拉；掸去
• vi. 扫，打扫；席卷；扫视；袭击
• n. 打扫，扫除；范围；全胜

sweep 词态变化

sweep 中文词源

来自古英语 swapan,清扫，打扫，来自 Proto-Germanic*swaipana,清扫，打扫，来自 PIE*swei, 弯，转，摇摆，词源同 swoop,swing.引申诸相关词义。

sweep 英文词源

sweep

sweep: [13] The Old English word for ‘sweep’ was swāpan, which evolved into Middle English swope. Modern English sweep, which began to emerge in the 13th century, probably came from the old past tense swepe, a descendant of Old English swēop. Swāpan itself came from a prehistoric Germanic base *swei- ‘swing, bend’, which also produced German schweifen ‘wander’ and English swift. Swipe [19] probably originated as a dialectal variant of sweep.
=> swift, swipe

sweep (v.)

early 14c., "make clean by sweeping with a broom;" mid-14c., "perform the act of sweeping," of uncertain origin, perhaps from a past tense form of Middle English swope "sweep," from Old English swapan "to sweep" (transitive & intransitive); see swoop (v.), or perhaps from a Scandinavian source. Related: Swept; sweeping.

From late 14c. as "hasten, rush, move swiftly and strongly;" also "collect by sweeping." From c. 1400 in transitive sense "drive quickly, impel, move or carry forward by force;" mid-15c. as "clear (something) away." Meaning "win all the events" is 1960, American English. Sense of "pass systematically over in search of something" is from 1966. To sweep (someone) off (his or her) feet "affect with infatuation" is from 1913.

sweep (n.)

mid-13c., "stroke, force," from sweep (v.). Meaning "act of sweeping" is from 1550s. From 1670s as "range, extent of a continued motion." In reference to police or military actions, it is attested from 1837. Sense of "a winning of all the tricks in a card game" is from 1814 (see sweepstakes); extended to other sports by 1960. Meaning "rapid survey or inspection" is from 1966. As a shortened form of chimney-sweeper, first attested 1796.

sweep 词组搭配

sweep 英文释义

1. a wide scope;

"the sweep of the plains"

2. someone who cleans soot from chimneys

3. winning all or all but one of the tricks in bridge

4. a long oar used in an open boat

5. (American football) an attempt to advance the ball by running around the end of the line

6. a movement in an arc;

"a sweep of his arm"

sweep 同义词解析

clean, clear, sweep, dust, mop, wipe, scrub

这些动词均有"使干净"之意。

clean： 是这些动词中最常用的词，指将某物或某处的污物等清除掉，弄干净。

clear： 指清除不要的东西。

sweep： 指用扫帚等进行清扫，也用作比喻。

dust： 指将积落在物体表面的尘土抹去、掸掉或擦去以保干净。

mop： 侧重指用拖把擦洗地板，有时也指擦干净或擦去。

wipe： 多指用布、纸等物把东西擦净，也指擦掉某物。

scrub： 指用硬刷、肥皂或水用力地擦洗某物。

sweep 双语例句

1. With one sweep of her hand she threw back the sheets.

她手一挥掀开了床单。

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2. The anti-drug sweep had netted nearly 900 kilogrammes of cocaine.

扫毒行动已缴获了近900千克的可卡因。

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3. Get a broom and sweep up that glass will you?

拿扫帚把那些玻璃清扫干净好吗？

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4. Two of the soldiers swiftly began making a sweep of the premises.

两名士兵立即开始搜索该建筑物。

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5. In times of war, governments often sweep human rights aside.

战争时期，政府经常对人权置之不顾。

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sweep 实用场景例句

The owner of the store was sweeping his floor when I walked in...

当我走进商店的时候，店主正在扫地。

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She was in the kitchen sweeping crumbs into a dust pan...

她正在厨房把面包屑扫入簸箕里。

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I swept rainwater off the flat top of a gravestone...

我拂去了墓碑顶上的雨水。

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With a gesture of frustration, she swept the cards from the table...

她懊恼地把桌子上的牌都拂到了地上。

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...stylish ways of sweeping your hair off your face...

露出脸形的时髦发式

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Her long, fine hair was swept back in a ponytail.

她长长的秀发在脑后梳成一个马尾。

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His arm swept around the room...

他伸出手臂绕着房间挥了一圈。

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Daniels swept his arm over his friend's shoulder.

丹尼尔斯把胳膊搭在了他朋友的肩上。

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...landslides that buried homes and swept cars into the sea...

埋没家园并把汽车卷入大海的山体滑坡

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Suddenly, she was swept along by the crowd.

一时间，她被人群推搡着向前走。

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The visitors were swept past various monuments...

游客们被带着走马观花地参观了各种纪念碑。

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A limousine swept her along the busy freeway to the airport.

一辆豪华轿车载着她沿着拥挤的高速公路飞速驶向机场。

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An icy wind swept through the streets...

一阵寒风扫过街道。

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The car swept past the gate house.

汽车飞速穿过门楼。

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A flu epidemic is sweeping through Moscow.

流感正在莫斯科迅速蔓延。

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...the wave of patriotism sweeping the country.

席卷全国的爱国主义热潮

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She swept into the conference room...

她大模大样地走入会议室。

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Scarlet with rage, she swept past her employer and stormed up the stairs...

她气得涨红了脸，大摇大摆地经过她的上司，冲上了楼。

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The commission's conclusions sweep away a decade of denials and cover-ups...

委员会的结论将十年来的否认和掩饰无情地揭开。

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In times of war, governments often sweep human rights aside...

战争时期，政府经常对人权置之不顾。

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Helicopters with searchlights swept the park which was sealed off...

直升飞机的探照灯来回扫射这个被封锁的公园。

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Her gaze sweeps rapidly around the room.

她快速地扫视了一下这个房间。

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The land sweeps away from long areas of greenery.

这块地从草木茂盛的狭长地带一直伸展开来。

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...the arc of countries that sweeps down from South Korea to Indonesia.

从韩国到印度尼西亚呈弧形伸展开来的几个国家

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The ground fell away in a broad sweep down to the river.

转过一处大弯后，地面消失在与河水相接处。

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...the great sweep of the bay.

一大片海湾

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...a man who's promised to make radical changes to benefit the poor has swept the election...

承诺彻底改善贫困人口状况的候选人轻松赢得了选举。

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In both republics, centre-right parties swept to power.

两个共和国的中右派政党都轻而易举地夺取了政权。

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Two of the soldiers swiftly began making a sweep of the premises...

两名士兵立即开始搜索该建筑物。

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There may be periodic police 'sweeps' of crime in the area.

警方可能对该地区的犯罪活动进行定时的“扫荡”。

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