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vt. 打掃，清理;掃除;徹底搜索;掠過;
vi. 打掃;掃過;蜿蜒;大范圍伸展;
n. 打掃;延伸;揮動;全勝;
?? 例句
She was left to sweep up after the party.
聚會結束后她被留下來打掃。
In the broad sweep of scientific history, these theories are still young.
在科學歷史的廣闊發展中，這些理論仍還年輕。
sweep...under the rug ((美口語))= sweep...under the CARPET.
無視某物
It's a clean sweep; we've won all the prizes.
我們大獲全勝;我們贏得了所有的獎品。
clean (=sweep) up the mess
清除臟物
?? 聯想助記
【記】※ s-拼音“掃”,weep-哭泣:掃出舊的垃圾,不值得哭泣
※ sweep-清掃,weep-哭:一休小和尚成天掃地,受委屈難免哭鼻子
※ sleep-睡覺,sweep-掃除(w-拼音“我”):別人在睡覺,我在掃除
? 同義詞
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?? 牛津釋義
sweep
v (pt, pp swept )
1
(a) [I, Tn, Tn.pr, Tn.p]
~ sth (from, off, into, etc sth); ~ sth (away, up, etc) remove (dust, dirt, etc) with or as if with a broom or brush 掃, 撣, 打掃（灰塵、 污垢等）
Have you swept in here? 這里你打掃過了嗎?
sweep the dust from the carpets 清掃地毯上的灰塵
sweep the crumbs under the carpet, off the table, into the dustpan 清掃地毯下面的碎屑、 抹去桌子上面的面包屑、 把碎屑掃入簸箕里
sweep away bits of paper 把碎紙片掃掉
sweep the dead leaves up 掃除枯葉.
(b) [Tn, Tn.p, Cn.a]
~ sth (out) clean sth by doing this 掃、 撣或打掃某物
sweep the carpet, floor, yard 打掃地毯、 地板、 院子
sweep out the porch 把門廊打掃乾凈
sweep the chimney (free of soot) 打掃煙囪（的煤炱）
Have the stairs been swept clean? 樓梯打掃乾凈了嗎?
2 [Tn.pr,Tn.p]
move or remove (sb/sth) powerfully and unstoppablyby pushing, flowing, etc 藉推力、 流動力等強勁而不停地帶動或移走（某人[某物]）
The current swept the logs down the river. 水流沖著原木沿河而下.
We were almost swept off our feet by the waves. 我們幾乎讓浪頭給打倒了.
She got swept along by the crowd. 她被人群擁著向前走.
Many bridges were swept away by the floods. 洪水沖毀了許多橋梁.
(fig 比喻) Old laws were swept away by the revolution. 這場革命徹底摧毀了舊的法制.
3 [Ipr, Ip, Tn]
move quickly over (an area) 掃過, 掠過（某地方）
A huge wave swept over the deck. 一個巨浪掠過甲板.
The fire swept rapidly across the wooded countryside. 這場大火迅速燒遍樹木茂密的郊野.
Rumours swept through the town. 城里謠言四起.
Cold winds swept the plains. 寒風掠過平原.
(fig 比喻) The party swept the country, ie won the election by a large majority. 該黨在全國的選舉中大獲全勝.
4 [Ipr, Ip] move in a smooth or dignified way (in the direction specified) 平穩地或莊重地（向某方向）移動
She swept out of the room. 她大模大樣地走出了房間.
The big car swept up the drive to the front of the house. 那輛大轎車穩穩地順著車道駛到房子前面.
5 [Ipr, Ip] extend in an unbroken line, curve or slope (in the direction specified) 延伸; 蜿蜒; 伸展; 綿延
The road sweeps round the lake. 這條路環繞著湖往前蜿蜒.
The coast sweeps (away) northwards in a wide curve. 海岸呈一大弧形向北伸展.
6 [Tn] pass over (sth) in order to examine, search or survey it 掃視, 搜索（某物）
The searchlights swept the sky. 探照燈搜尋著天空.
Her eyes swept the room. 她的眼睛掃視了一下那個房間.
7 [Tn] move over or along (sth) touching it lightly 輕輕擦過、 掠過（某物）
His fingers swept the keys of the piano. 他的手指在鋼琴鍵盤上輕快地移動.
Her dress swept the ground. 她的連衣裙在地面上拖曳著.
8 (idm 習語) sweep sth under the `carpet hide sth which might cause trouble or a scandal 掩蓋某事（以免造成麻煩或丑聞）
sweep embarrassing evidence under the carpet 把令人難堪的證據掩蓋起來. sweep the `board win all the prizes, money, games, etc 贏得所有的獎品、 金錢、 比賽等
Switzerland swept the board in the skiing competition. 瑞士在滑雪比賽中囊括了所有的獎項. sweep sb off his feet overwhelm sb with emotion, esp with love 使某人傾心（尤指因愛情）
I was swept off my feet by her wit and charm. 她才貌雙全, 我佩服得五體投地.
sweep n
1 (also `sweep-out) [C usu sing通常作單數]
act of sweeping 掃; 撣; 打掃
Give the rooma good sweep. 把這房間好好打掃一下.
2 [C] sweeping (sweep1 2) movement （藉推力、 流動力等的）帶動, 移走; 擺動; 揮動
the sweep of a pendulum 擺的擺動
with a sweep of his arm, scythe 他用臂、 ...
?? 考研助記
“四圍鋪”(諧音)→開 打掃 """"是為仆""""(諧音)→每天 打掃衛生是作為一個仆人的義務
?? 擴展釋義
*[swi:p]n. 掃除, 打掃, 肅清, 視野, 范圍, 全勝vt. 掃除, 撣去, 猛拉, 掃蕩, 肅清, 沖走, 刮起, 環視, 掠過, 掃射vi. 掃, 打掃, 襲擊, 席卷, 掃視, 掠過【電】 掃描相關詞組: beyond the sweep of make a clean sweep of sweep all before one sweep down sweep off sweep sth up within the sweep of
?? 醫學釋義
①掃描 ②長，寬，高度
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Excellent job.
做得太棒了。
As you travel westward,does the land get higher?
當你向西旅行，陸地變得更高？
But I think the ones with nuts in them are nicer.
但我認為有果仁的那些更好。