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单词 swept-up
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Definition of swept-up in English:

swept-up

adjective
  • another term for upswept
    Example sentencesExamples
    • Anything that found its way on to the pavement was quickly swept-up by street cleaners who were mostly old ladies with ancient witch-type brooms.
    • They look the part with their swept-up hairdos and Nicole Cosgrove's period-perfect outfits, and give emotional depth to their characters’ growing self-realisation.
    • The season's celebrations are nothing more than swept-up confetti at this point, so perhaps some serious devotion to school is in order, huh?
    • They had met once or twice already and he saw that, for all the old lady's natural dignity, the beauty of her eyes, the swept-up silvery hair, her gestures had a long-established habit of self-deprecation.
    • I loved it for its colorful cover, which depicted a rosy-cheeked woman with swept-up hair and a pristine apron smiling down upon her steaming cook pot.
    • Old ladies with still - good cheekbones, groomed swept-up hair and a slash of red lipstick are everywhere.
    • As war drew to a close, women adopted the ‘Victory Roll’, where the hair was rolled up tightly, fixed in place, and topped with a swept-up curl.
 
 

Definition of swept-up in US English:

swept-up

adjectiveˌswɛpt ˈəp
  • another term for upswept
    Example sentencesExamples
    • The season's celebrations are nothing more than swept-up confetti at this point, so perhaps some serious devotion to school is in order, huh?
    • They had met once or twice already and he saw that, for all the old lady's natural dignity, the beauty of her eyes, the swept-up silvery hair, her gestures had a long-established habit of self-deprecation.
    • As war drew to a close, women adopted the ‘Victory Roll’, where the hair was rolled up tightly, fixed in place, and topped with a swept-up curl.
    • Old ladies with still - good cheekbones, groomed swept-up hair and a slash of red lipstick are everywhere.
    • Anything that found its way on to the pavement was quickly swept-up by street cleaners who were mostly old ladies with ancient witch-type brooms.
    • I loved it for its colorful cover, which depicted a rosy-cheeked woman with swept-up hair and a pristine apron smiling down upon her steaming cook pot.
    • They look the part with their swept-up hairdos and Nicole Cosgrove's period-perfect outfits, and give emotional depth to their characters’ growing self-realisation.
 
 
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