单词	broom
释义	broombroom /bruːm, brʊm/ ●●○ noun Word Origin WORD ORIGINbroom Origin: Old English brom ‘broom plant’; 1 because broom branches were used for making brushes Examples EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS Banister installs him in a broom closet upstairs. He would have reached for a broom or a piece of kindling. I looked back and saw them coming after me with the broom. I mean, that bit in the broom cupboard - oh, you didn't see it, did you? It's the same place Boris Becker got his mistress pregnant in the broom cupboard. Like the rituals of harvest and planting in pastoral societies, the desert broom tufts are a sign. There's pots to wash and a broom under the counter. We compared the sizes of the gardeners' brooms with our own. word sets WORD SETS► Cleaning bin, nounbin liner, nounboil, verbborax, nounBrillo pad, nounbroom, nounbroomstick, nouncarpet sweeper, nounchar, verbchar, nouncharlady, nouncharwoman, nounchimney sweep, nouncleaner, nouncleanser, nounclothes basket, nounclothesline, nounclothes peg, nounconditioner, noundeodorize, verbdescale, verbdisinfect, verbdisinfectant, noundry-clean, verbdust, verbduster, noundustpan, nounfabric softener, nounfeather duster, nounflush, verbFrench polish, nounfumigate, verbhamper, nounHoover, nounhoover, verbhygiene, nounhygienic, adjectivekitchen roll, nounlaundry basket, nounlimescale, nounline, nounload, nounmangle, nounmop, nounmop, verbpolish, nounrag, nounrinse, verbrinse, nounsanitary, adjectivesanitation, nounscour, verbscourer, nounscrub, verbscrub, nounscrubbing brush, nounshampoo, nounsoak, verbsoak, nounsoapflakes, nounsoap powder, nounsoapsuds, nounsoapy, adjectivesoda, nounsoftener, nounspin, verbspin-dryer, nounsqueegee, nounstarch, verbsuds, nounswab, verbsweep, verbsweep, nounsweeper, nounsweepings, nounswill, verbswill, nountea cloth, nountea towel, nountide-mark, nounturpentine, nounturps, nounvacuum, nounvacuum, verbvacuum cleaner, nounwash, nounwashable, adjectivewashboard, nounwashcloth, nounwashday, nounwasher, nounwasher-dryer, nounwashing, nounwashing line, nounwashing machine, nounwashing powder, nounwashing soda, nounwashing-up, nounwashing-up liquid, nounwashtub, nounwhisk broom, nounwindow cleaner, nounwipe, verbwire wool, nounwring, verbwringer, noun Collocations COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES► a broom cupboard (=for brushes and other things you use to clean the house) COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADJECTIVE► new · The servants came scurrying with new brooms and pails; taper boys ran to replenish the wall-sconces.· When the new broom arrived, many officers left.· What we need is a new broom.· And I was a new broom with a reputation for sweeping clean.· As the new man at Century wielding the new broom, he expected that decisions and policies would come to his desk.· A new broom has swept through everything, but the basic furnishings of the old presuppositions go untouched.· At home in the afternoon he had bound them together in clusters to make three new brooms.· They charge ahead with their ill-advised new brooms. NOUN► cupboard · I mean, that bit in the broom cupboard - oh, you didn't see it, did you?· It's the same place Boris Becker got his mistress pregnant in the broom cupboard.· The only open door led to a broom cupboard.· Add to that a groom in a broom cupboard with the bridesmaid and a case of mistaken identities.· Get cleaning bucket and powder and disinfectant from the broom cupboard. ► handle · Dowels and broom handles are useful.· Pushing a broom handle up the tube will allow you to push the plunger up to this moulded shoulder and into the tube.· With a long broom handle, a kitchen fork fixed on its end, they spike away the loose, dry divots.· A hushed audience watched her spread her legs, and present the broom handle to her open crotch. VERB► make · At home in the afternoon he had bound them together in clusters to make three new brooms.· Must have been ten men at that table making brooms. ► sweep · A new broom has swept through everything, but the basic furnishings of the old presuppositions go untouched.· She was taking a broom and carefully sweeping a path, but Glover cautioned her anyway. Phrases PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES► new broom A new broom has swept through everything, but the basic furnishings of the old presuppositions go untouched. And I was a new broom with a reputation for sweeping clean. As the new man at Century wielding the new broom, he expected that decisions and policies would come to his desk. At home in the afternoon he had bound them together in clusters to make three new brooms. The servants came scurrying with new brooms and pails; taper boys ran to replenish the wall-sconces. They charge ahead with their ill-advised new brooms. What we need is a new broom. When the new broom arrived, many officers left. 1 [countable] a large brush with a long handle, used for sweeping floors2[uncountable] a large bush with small yellow flowers
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