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[with obj.]clean (an area) by brushing away dirt or litter
扫；拂
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I've swept the floor 我已经扫过地了
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Greg swept out the kitchen .格雷格打扫了厨房。
[with obj. and adverbial of direction]move or remove (dirt or litter) in such a way
扫去；清除
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she swept the tea leaves into a dustpan .她把茶叶扫进了簸箕里。
[with obj. and adverbial of direction]move or push (someone or something) with great force
猛力推
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I was swept along by the crowd .我被人群推着向前走。
[with obj. and adverbial of direction]brush (hair) back from one's face or upwards
向上（或向后）梳头发
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long hair swept up into a high chignon .梳成高高发髻的长发。
search (an area) for something
搜寻
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the detective swept the room for hair and fingerprints .侦探在房间里搜寻头发和指纹。
examine (a place or thing) for electronic listening devices
检查（某地，某物）有无电子监听装置
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the line is swept every fifteen minutes .每１５分钟电话线就被检查一遍看有没有被监听。
cover (an entire area) with a gun
扫射
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they were trying to get the Lewis gun up behind some trees from where they would sweep the trench .他们试图将刘易斯式机枪架高到树后，从那里向战壕扫射。
【板球】 以半跪的姿势将棍棒绕过身体，在脚边打击板球；用半跪挥棒的姿势打球。
[no obj., with adverbial of direction]move swiftly and smoothly
掠过
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a large black car swept past the open windows 一辆黑色大型轿车从打开的窗子前一晃而过
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figurative 〈喻〉a wave of sympathy swept over him 一阵同情掠过他的心头。
[with obj. and adverbial of direction]cause to move swiftly and smoothly
使快速移动
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he swept his hand round the room .他朝房间四周快速挥了一圈手。
(of a person)move in a confident and stately manner
（人）昂首阔步地走
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she swept magnificently from the hall .她昂首阔步地从大厅里走出来。
(of a geographical or natural feature)extend continuously in a particular direction, especially in a curve
（地理，自然特征）延伸（尤指成一曲线）
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green forests swept down the hillsides .绿色的森林从山坡上延伸下来。
[with obj.]look swiftly over
扫视
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her eyes swept the room .她扫视了一遍房间。
affect (an area or place) swiftly and widely
迅速蔓延（或席卷）
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violence swept the country 暴力席卷了全国
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the rebellion had swept through all four of the country's provinces .叛乱席卷了该国全部４个省。
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〈北美〉 屡战屡胜；赢得所有的比赛
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we knew we had to sweep these three home games .我们明白必须要赢得所有这３场主场比赛。
an act of sweeping something with a brush
扫
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I was giving the floor a quick sweep .我正快速地扫地。
short for
CHIMNEY SWEEP</Bold>的简称。
a long, swift, curving movement
挥动
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a grandiose sweep of his hand .他的手优雅地一挥。
a comprehensive search or survey of a place or area
彻底的搜查
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the police finished their sweep through the woods .警察结束了对树林的搜索。
【电子】 扫描。
(常作
〈北美〉 电视收视率调查（用以决定广告费的多少）。
【板球】 以半跪姿势将棍棒绕过身体，在脚边打击板球。
a long, typically curved stretch of road, river, country, etc.
（多指弯曲的路、河、田野等的）延伸，绵延
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we could see a wide sweep of country perhaps a hundred miles across .我们可以看到一大片绵延约有１００英里的田野。
a curved part of a drive in front of a building
楼前车道的弧形部分
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one fork of the drive continued on to the gravel sweep .车道的一个分岔一直延伸到弧形沙砾路上。
〈喻〉 范围
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the whole sweep of the history of the USSR .苏联的整段历史。
〈非 正式〉 赌金全赢制。
〈北美〉 囊括所有奖项
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a World Series sweep .在世界职业棒球锦标赛中获全胜。
a long heavy oar used to row a barge or other vessel
（用以操舵的）大桨
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a big, heavy sweep oar .又大又重的可以用来掌舵的桨。
a sail of a windmill
风车的翼板。
a long pole mounted as a lever for raising buckets from a well
井边的杠杆式吊水设备的长杆。
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make a clean sweep 见CLEAN .sweep the board win every event or prize in a contest 比赛中获全胜，囊括所有奖项 -
sweep someone off their feet 见FOOT .sweep something under the carpet 见CARPET .
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sweep something away （或aside ） remove, dispel, or abolish something in a swift and sudden way 迅速地移走（或驱散、废止）Nahum's smile swept away the air of apprehensive gloom . 内厄姆的微笑一下子驱散了忐忑不安的忧伤气氛
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sweep the floor 扫地
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sweep away 扫走；清除；一扫而空
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sweep up 打扫; 清扫; 扫除
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sweep through 席卷，风靡
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