Word · CEFR B2 · Frequency #2636
Sweep
清扫;打扫
To clean a surface with a broom or brush.
- 1.
To clean (a surface) by means of a stroking motion of a broom or brush.
用扫帚或刷子清扫(表面)
- 2.
To move through a (horizontal) arc or similar long stroke.
通过(水平)弧形或类似长距离移动
- 3.
To search (a place) methodically.
有条不紊地搜索(某地)
- 4.
To travel quickly.
快速移动
- 5.
To play a sweep shot.
打扫击球
- 6.
To brush the ice in front of a moving stone, causing it to travel farther and to curl less.
在移动的石头前刷冰,使其走得更远并减少弯曲
- 7.
To win (a series) without drawing or losing any of the games in that series.
在系列赛中不输不平地赢得所有比赛
- 8.
To defeat (a team) in a series without drawing or losing any of the games in that series.
在系列赛中不输不平地击败(一个队)
- 9.
To clear (a body of water or part thereof) of mines.
清除(水域或其部分)的水雷
- 10.
To remove something abruptly and thoroughly.
彻底而突然地移除某物
- 11.
To brush against or over; to rub lightly along.
轻轻擦过或掠过
- 12.
To carry with a long, swinging, or dragging motion; hence, to carry in a stately or proud fashion.
以长而摆动或拖动的动作携带;因此,以庄重或自豪的方式携带
- 13.
To strike with a long stroke.
用长击打击
- 14.
To row with one oar to either the port or starboard side.
用一只桨划向左舷或右舷
- 15.
To draw or drag something over.
拖拉某物经过
- 16.
To pass over, or traverse, with the eye or with an instrument of observation.
用眼睛或观察仪器扫视或穿越
扫过;掠过;划出弧线;搜查;搜寻;扫视;疾驰;掠过;拂过;轻擦;掠过;扫除;卷走;清除
In use
She sweeps the kitchen floor after dinner.
He swept the fallen leaves into a pile at the edge of the yard.
I am sweeping the hallway while my sister mops the bathroom.
sweep sth (clean)
clean为形容词作宾语补足语。
She swept the floor clean.
她把地板扫干净了。
sweep sth away/off/up
away表示离开;常用搭配。
The wind swept the leaves away.
风把树叶吹走了。
sweep across/through sth
表示迅速蔓延或穿过。
The fire swept through the building.
大火席卷了大楼。
Connections
Collocations
- sweep the floor
- 扫地
- She sweeps the floor every morning.她每天早上扫地。
- sweep away
- 扫除;清除
- The wind swept away the leaves.风把树叶吹走了。
- sweep through
- 席卷;横扫
- A wave of protests swept through the country.抗议浪潮席卷了全国。
- sweep across
- 掠过;横扫
- The storm swept across the coast.风暴横扫了海岸。
- sweep clean
- 打扫干净
- Please sweep the room clean.请把房间打扫干净。
- sweep aside
- 把...扫到一边;不理会
Learner notes
Memory Tip
想象扫帚在地面画出一个大S形,sweep以S开头,意为扫除、席卷。
Context & Register
sweep作‘清扫’解时,多用于日常家务或清洁工作的场景,属中性语域,口语和书面语均可使用。
Grammar Note
过去式及过去分词为swept
Pronunciation & Spelling
All words share the -eep spelling and /iːp/ rhyme with sweep.
High-value vocabulary
该词属于 Oxford 核心词汇,值得优先掌握常见搭配和句型。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 3,建议结合例句记忆,而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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