| 单词 | sweeping |
| 释义 | sweeping (swiːpɪŋ ) 1. adjective [ADJECTIVE noun] A sweeping curve is a long wide curve. ...the long sweeping curve of Rio's Guanabara Bay. Synonyms: extensive, broad, vast, expansive 2. adjective [usually ADJECTIVE noun] If someone makes a sweeping statement or generalization, they make a statement which applies to all things of a particular kind, although they have not considered all the relevant facts carefully. [disapproval] It is far too early to make sweeping statements about gene therapy. 3. adjective [usually ADJECTIVE noun] Sweeping changes are large and very important or significant. The new government has started to make sweeping changes in the economy. The armed forces would be given sweeping new powers. ...sweeping economic reforms. Synonyms: wide-ranging, global, comprehensive, wide 4. See also sweep Collocations: sweeping cuts The sweeping cuts in manpower, the cancellation of cherished equipment programmes and the withdrawal from overseas garrisons threatened to be the hallmark of his tenure. Times, Sunday Times Sweeping cuts can be introduced overnight to squeeze us all, yet reforms to deal with these parasites take forever. The Sun When the president issued a controversial budget which made sweeping cuts to government agencies and departments he was encouraged. Times, Sunday Times Rugged and romantic, the sweeping landscape offers infinite opportunities to experience the great outdoors. Times, Sunday Times It speaks of how everything, from the smallest detail to the most sweeping landscape (and including the artist himself), fits together, existing in a state of continuous and relative motion. Times, Sunday Times Seen a spectacular sunset, a sweeping landscape, a pink dawn? The Sun In the same volume, sweeping landscapes will contrast sharply with hard-edged action scenes and the art matches the changing mood of the story quite well. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Specialising in marine and river scenes, and sweeping landscapes, he turned out more than a thousand paintings and drawings. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 It was a sweeping move, the kind of goal the hosts had threatened all night. The Sun But strong tackling and rough-house tactics are as much a part of the beautiful game as a 22-pass sweeping move or jawdropping piece of skill. The Sun He was marooned out in stall 18 over the 7f trip and had to use up plenty of petrol with a big sweeping move around the outside. The Sun After making a four-wide sweeping move, he ran at the front of the pack, eventually taking the lead and recording a 5 3/4 length victory. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 We need to pray mightily for a sweeping movement of revival. Christianity Today Push from the left foot to lunge over to the other side in one sweeping movement. Times, Sunday Times Bring your arms alongside your body, then raise them up above your head in a sweeping movement. Times, Sunday Times It flew purposefully into the salt marshes, circled, selected a tidal pool and began the characteristic side-to-side sweeping movement of its large spatulate bill. Times, Sunday Times Drill in one sweeping movement — in, then out. Times, Sunday Times The state of emergency would have granted the prime minister sweeping powers, including the authority to impose curfews, restrict public movements and censor the media. Times, Sunday Times Martial law would hand control of government and the courts to the military, with sweeping powers to limit freedom of movement and freedom of speech. Times, Sunday Times The new law gives the police sweeping powers to 'direct and conduct all public meetings'. Times, Sunday Times But then the sweeping powers we've given our police and politicians to deal with it are an even bigger one. Times, Sunday Times It gives the minister of state security sweeping powers to allow any minister to classify information he would like kept secret. Times, Sunday Times The first boat will enter service in the early 2030s - instead of by about 2028 - because of programme's complexity, a sweeping review of defence revealed. Times, Sunday Times As part of his manifesto, he promises a sweeping review of parking controls on all non-residential streets. The Sun He will take on the 'cautions culture' as he launches a sweeping review of the soft-touch options. The Sun Plans were drawn up for a one-year freeze on university tuition fees and a rise in the repayment threshold for loans as part of a sweeping review of student finance. Times, Sunday Times Using a metal spoon, fold 2 tbsp egg white into sauce, then fold in the rest in big sweeping strokes. Times, Sunday Times The sculptor uses broad, sweeping strokes to remove excess stone as small chips or dust. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The paint has been applied in sweeping strokes, using more pressure on one side, giving the effect of a deeper colour tone towards the edge. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Increasingly abstract works done in sweeping strokes of paint evoke both exultation of natural spaces and more recently an incipient violence within human habitation. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Then, after exiting the tunnel, the train makes a climbing, sweeping turn to the right. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 After the roll-out, the train makes a sweeping turn around the mountain followed by a heartline roll in midair. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 After the slide the skateboard has made a 180 degree sweeping turn and the skateboarder pushes himself up and continues back to the direction where he came from. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 All the more reason, with those sweeping turns capable of sustaining a safety limit of 20, for track chiefs, to demonstrate that customer care comes before increasing layers' profits. The Sun The magazine said that the large sports utility vehicle was prone to slide when it was driven in sweeping turns. Times, Sunday Times Above the camp a cacti-dotted hill offers a sweeping view. The Sun She takes us out on to the verandah to show us the sweeping view over the valley. Times, Sunday Times Just as we pull up in front of a sweeping view overlooking golden plains the sun dips behind the hills. Times, Sunday Times It was a significant break - the house was a stately pleasure dome with giant picture windows, a stairway leading to a pool, and a sweeping view to the sea. Times, Sunday Times Not everyone shares such a sweeping view. Times, Sunday Times It adds a sombre tone to the gorgeous sweeping vistas. Times,Sunday Times Here, there are some spectacular individually designed homes being built with sweeping vistas over the countryside to the ocean. Times, Sunday Times From the detail in the foliage to sweeping vistas, it takes the breath away. The Sun There's nothing quite as beautiful on the planet, and we got to see plenty of it, large, sweeping vistas of spectacular coastline, plus, of course, plenty of local colour. Times, Sunday Times Unzip the tent to reveal sweeping vistas across the water. Times, Sunday Times Translations: Chinese: 连绵曲折的 Japanese: ゆったりと湾曲した |
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