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sweep out
Translationssweep (swiːp) – past tense, past participle swept (swept) – verb1. to clean (a room etc) using a brush or broom. The room has been swept clean. 打掃 打扫2. to move as though with a brush. She swept the crumbs off the table with her hand; The wave swept him overboard; Don't get swept away by (= become over-enthusiastic about) the idea!; She swept aside my objections. 掃除 扫除3. to move quickly over. The disease/craze is sweeping the country. 席捲 席卷4. to move swiftly or in a proud manner. High winds sweep across the desert; She swept into my room without knocking on the door. 刮起，昂然而進 刮起，昂然而进 noun1. an act of sweeping, or process of being swept, with a brush etc. She gave the room a sweep. 打掃(衛生) 打扫（卫生） 2. a sweeping movement. He indicated the damage with a sweep of his hand. 揮動 挥动3. a person who cleans chimneys. 掃煙囪的人 扫烟囱的人4. a sweepstake. 壓倒性的勝利，全勝 全胜，在…中大获全胜 ˈsweeper noun a person or thing that sweeps. a road-sweeper; May I borrow your carpet-sweeper? 清潔工或清潔機 清洁工或清洁机ˈsweeping adjective1. that sweeps. a sweeping gesture. 揮動的 挥动的2. (of changes etc) very great. a sweeping victory; sweeping reforms. 巨大的(變化等) 巨大的（变化等） ˈsweeping-brush noun a type of brush with a long handle that is used for sweeping floors etc. 長把掃帚 长把扫帚at one/a sweep by one action, at one time. He fired half of his employees at one sweep. 一下子 一下子sweep (someone) off his feet to affect (a person) with strong emotion or enthusiasm. 使人充滿激情，令人傾心 使人充满激情，令人倾心 sweep out to sweep (a room etc) thoroughly; to clean by sweeping. to sweep the classroom out. 大掃除 大扫除sweep the board to be very successful; to win all the prizes. 大獲全勝 大获全胜sweep under the carpet to avoid facing, or dealing with (an unpleasant situation etc) by pretending it does not exist. 回避 回避sweep up to gather together or remove (dirt etc) by sweeping. She swept up the crumbs/mess. 大掃除 大扫除sweep out
sweep out1. To use a sweeping motion, especially with a brush or broom, to move something out (of something or some place) all at once. In this usage, a noun or pronoun can be used between "sweep" and "out." I want you to sweep out all of this dust and debris from the workshop before you leave tonight. The barber swept all the hair out of the room.2. To clean something or some place by using a sweeping motion, especially with a brush or broom. In this usage, a noun or pronoun can be used between "sweep" and "out." I just want to sweep the garage out while there aren't any cars in it. Would you mind sweeping out the cabinets? Someone spilled a bunch of rice in there.3. To push, pull, or carry someone or something out (of something or some place) all at once with a continuous force or movement. In this usage, a noun or pronoun can used between "sweep" and "out." The gust of wind swept the papers out of my hands and scattered them all around the park. A large wave swept the beachgoer out to sea, but the lifeguards were able to save him.4. To force someone or something to leave some position or status thoroughly, decisively, and abruptly. In this usage, a noun or pronoun is used between "sweep" and "out." Often used in passive constructions. The political party was swept out of power after numerous defeats in congressional elections around the country. The shocking defeat has swept last year's champions out of the first round of the playoffs.See also: out, sweepsweep outv.1. To clean the inside of something by sweeping: I swept out the garage. No one goes in that room except for the janitor, who sweeps it out every week.2. To cause something to be carried outward by some current: The abandoned surfboard was swept out to sea. A gust of wind swept the leaves out of the gutter and into the air.3. To cause someone to be removed from office or power, especially in a decisive election. Used chiefly in the passive: The politician was swept out of office because the citizens had lost faith in the government.See also: out, sweepSweeney, James Johnson Sweeney, James Johnson(1900–86) museum director, art historian/critic; born in New York City. He studied at Georgetown University (B.A. 1922) and at several other institutions. In Paris during the 1920s he was an editor on the literary magazine Transition. He was a journalist in Chicago (1931–32), director of exhibitions at the University of Chicago (1933–34), and lectured at New York University (1935–40). He was curator at the Museum of Modern Art (1945–46), director of the Guggenheim Museum (1952–59), and director of the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston (1961–68). In the 1970s he chaired the executive committee of the Israel Museum, Jerusalem. His specialty was 20th-century avant-garde art and his numerous publications include the book Plastic Redirections in Twentieth Century Art (1934).MedicalSeesweepFinancialSeeSweep |