单词 | sweeping |
释义 | sweep·ing I. 1. < gave the room a good sweeping > 2. sweepings plural < contaminated by sweepings, fly, and trash — M.R.Harden > II. 1. a. < threw the end of the cigar, with a large sweeping gesture, into the fire — Arnold Bennett > < has many old white houses and a sweeping view of the river valley — American Guide Series: New Hampshire > b. < the robe lies smoothly on the upper part of the body, and falls into sweeping folds below — O. Elfrida Saunders > 2. a. < voted sweeping election reforms — Andrew Morsund > < the expense … had made sweeping economies necessary — T.B.Costain > < won a sweeping victory > b. < this condemnation of an entire age sounds even more sweeping than the indictment of a nation — William Anderson > < sweeping charges > < sweeping generalizations > • sweep·ing·ly • sweep·ing·ness |
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