| 单词 | sweep |
| 释义 | sweep —sweep /swiːp/ noun (CLEAN) F0 [C usually singular] the act of sweeping something to clean it: » I've given the kitchen floor a sweep (= I have swept it).Thesaurus+: ↑Cleaning generally , ↑Personal hygiene and appearance - general wordsF0 [C] OLD-FASHIONED FOR CHIMNEY SWEEP(Cf. ↑chimney sweep) Thesaurus+: ↑People who clean and tidy places and thingsnoun (MOVEMENT) F0 [C] a movement, especially a quick, powerful one or one to search an area: » With a sweep (= horizontal movement) of its tail, the alligator knocked her under the water.Thesaurus+: ↑Shaking, swinging and vibratingF0 [C] a long, often curved, area of land, sea, river, etc.: » A broad sweep of flat countryside stretched to the horizon in all directions.Thesaurus+: ↑Areas of land in general , ↑Space - general wordsThesaurus+: ↑Topics and areas of interestsweeps [plural] USF0 a period of time when measurements of the number of people watching different television stations are made so that the cost of advertising on each station can be set Thesaurus+: ↑Televisionnoun (WIN) a clean sweep► F0 a situation in which one player, team, etc. wins everything that is available: » Romania made a clean sweep of the medals.Thesaurus+: ↑Winning and defeating , ↑Scoring, winning and losing in sportverb (swept, swept) (MOVE) ↑Verb Endings for sweep C2 [I + adv/prep] to move, especially quickly and powerfully: » Everyone looked up as she swept into the room.» The fire swept (= spread quickly) through the house.» The National Party swept into power (= easily won the election) with a majority of almost 200.Thesaurus+: ↑Moving quicklyF0 [T] to quickly spread through and influence an area: » A 1970s fashion revival is sweeping Europe.Thesaurus+: ↑Spreading and scatteringF0 [T] to travel across all of an area, especially when looking for something: » American minesweepers are sweeping the Arabian Sea.Thesaurus+: ↑Moving quicklyF0 [I usually + adv/prep] If a road, river, range of mountains, set of steps, etc. sweeps in a particular direction, they follow a particular curved path: » The road sweeps down to the coast.Thesaurus+: ↑Moving quickly• • • Extra Examples:» The article describes the religious mania which is sweeping the US.» A wave of strikes swept the country.» A wave of panic swept through the crowd and people started running.» The hurricane swept across Japan.» The fire brigade tried to bring the blaze under control but it swept quickly throughout the building.verb [T usually + adv/prep] (swept, swept) (REMOVE) ↑Verb Endings for sweep ► B2 to remove and/or take in a particular direction, especially in a fast and powerful way: » A large wave swept away half the sandcastle.» She swept the pile of papers and books into her bag.» The boat was swept out to sea (= away from land) by the tide.» Government troops swept aside the rebel forces (= caused them to move away from the area in which they were).Thesaurus+: ↑Taking things away from someone or somewhere , ↑Removing and getting rid of thingsverb [T] (swept, swept) (CLEAN) ↑Verb Endings for sweep ► B2 to clean especially a floor by using a brush to collect the dirt into one place from which it can be removed: » sweep the floorThesaurus+: ↑Cleaning generally , ↑Personal hygiene and appearance - general words• • • Extra Examples:» She swept the ashes from the fireplace.» When I arrived he was sweeping the leaves from the driveway.verb [T] (swept, swept) US INFORMAL (WIN) ↑Verb Endings for sweep ► F0 to win all the parts of a competition, or to win very easily: » The Yankees swept a four-game series from the Blue Jays.Thesaurus+: ↑Winning and defeating , ↑Scoring, winning and losing in sport |
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