give sth a sweep
give 后接被清扫的地方，再接 a sweep，表示“扫一下”这个短暂的动作。
He gave the kitchen floor a quick sweep before the guests arrived.
客人到来之前，他快速扫了一遍厨房地板。
彻底搜查；扫查；烟囱清洁工；扫烟囱的人；抽彩；赌金独得；（板球）横扫击球；舵手
An act of sweeping with a broom or similar implement.
一次扫的动作
A single action of sweeping.
龙舟舵手
The person who steers a dragon boat.
在冲浪船尾部站立,用舵桨操控并指挥船员的人
A person who stands at the stern of a surf boat, steering with a steering oar and commanding the crew.
烟囱清扫工
A chimney sweep.
通常为寻找窃听器的系统搜索
A methodical search, typically for bugs (electronic listening devices).
击球手跪地用水平挥动的球棒击球
A batsman's shot, played from a kneeling position with a swinging horizontal bat.
通常与体育赛事结果相关的彩票,随机选中获胜队伍者获胜
A lottery, usually on the results of a sporting event, where players win if their randomly chosen team wins.
由海浪在海滩或岬角处引起的平行于岸的水流
A flow of water parallel to shore caused by wave action at an ocean beach or at a point or headland.
飞机机翼从机身连接处向后(或偶尔向前)倾斜的角度
The degree to which an aircraft's wings are angled backwards (or, occasionally, forwards) from their attachments to the fuselage.
主要用腿攻击对手腿部的摔跤或摔倒动作
A throw or takedown that primarily uses the legs to attack an opponent's legs.
猛烈而全面的破坏
Violent and general destruction.
在粘土铸造中用于制作模具的可移动模板
A movable template for making moulds, in loam moulding.
在赌场游戏中,从桌上抓取所有明牌的动作
In the game casino, the act of capturing all face-up cards from the table.
任何旋转物体或运动的范围
The compass of any turning body or of any motion.
曲线、道路、拱门等偏离直线的方向或偏移
Direction or departure of a curve, a road, an arch, etc. away from a rectilinear line.
小船上用于部分推进和部分操控的大桨
A large oar used in small vessels, partly to propel them and partly to steer them.
每个划船者在左舷或右舷划桨的划船风格
A rowing style in which each rower rows with oar on either the port or starboard side.
固定在高杆上的水平支点上移动的长杆或木材,用于在井中提水
A long pole, or piece of timber, moved on a horizontal fulcrum fixed to a tall post and used to raise and lower a bucket in a well for drawing water.
风车的任何叶片
Any of the blades of a windmill.
含有金属屑的贵金属加工车间的扫除物
The sweepings of workshops where precious metals are worked, containing filings, etc.
几种属于鲷科(副科 Scorpidinae)的海鲷鱼。
Any of several sea chubs in the family Kyphosidae (subfamily Scorpidinae).
一片或一条土地。
An expanse or a swath, a strip of land.
She gave the living room floor a quick sweep before the guests arrived.
客人到达前，她很快地把客厅地板扫了一遍。
用法提示：sweep 作名词，意为“打扫”，与 give 搭配表示“扫了一下”。
The old barn needed a good sweep to clear out the dust and cobwebs.
这个旧谷仓需要好好清扫一下，以清除灰尘和蜘蛛网。
用法提示：sweep 作名词，意为“清扫”，强调彻底打扫的动作。
One sweep of the broom sent the broken glass into the dustpan.
用扫帚一扫就把碎玻璃扫进了簸箕。
用法提示：sweep 作名词，指“一扫”这一具体动作。
give 后接被清扫的地方，再接 a sweep，表示“扫一下”这个短暂的动作。
He gave the kitchen floor a quick sweep before the guests arrived.
客人到来之前，他快速扫了一遍厨房地板。
此义指为寻找某物而进行的系统性搜查，of 后接被搜查的场所。
Security officers made a sweep of the conference room.
安保人员对会议室进行了一次彻底搜查。
for 后接要找的目标物，常指寻找窃听器等设备。
They carried out a sweep for hidden microphones.
他们进行了一次搜查，寻找隐藏的麦克风。
brush 侧重用刷子或扫帚轻刷，动作比 sweep 轻；sweep 专指用扫帚清扫地面等大面积。'give the floor a brush' 不如 'give the floor a sweep' 自然。
clean 作名词（尤英式）泛指一次清洁，包含扫、拖、擦等；sweep 仅指扫。可用在 'give it a clean' 中替代 'give it a sweep'，但 clean 范围更广，不限定工具；美式名词用法较少。
grammar · medium
易错句子The cleaner gave the floor two sweep with a broom.
正确表达The cleaner gave the floor two sweeps with a broom.
sweep 表示“一次清扫”时是可数名词，前面有数词 two 时必须用复数形式 sweeps。汉语名词不靠词形变化表示复数，所以学习者容易漏掉词尾 -s。
grammar · medium
易错句子The street sweep cleans our road every morning.
正确表达The street sweeper cleans our road every morning.
sweep 作名词指“一次清扫”这类动作或事情，不表示“做清扫的人或机器”；表示施动的人或清扫车时，要用加 -er 的 sweeper。
grammar · medium
易错句子She gave the kitchen floor good sweep before dinner.
正确表达She gave the kitchen floor a good sweep before dinner.
这里的 sweep 是可数名词，指“一次清扫”，单数形式前必须加冠词 a 或 the；汉语没有冠词，学习者常常漏掉 a。
全胜；彻底清除
She made a clean sweep of all the awards.
她包揽了所有奖项。
扫烟囱的人
The chimney sweep climbed onto the roof.
扫烟囱的人爬上了屋顶。
快速清扫
I gave the kitchen a quick sweep.
我快速打扫了厨房。
手一挥；手的挥动
With a sweep of his hand, he invited us in.
他一挥手请我们进去。
彻底搜查
Police made a thorough sweep of the building.
警方彻底搜查了那栋大楼。
掩盖某事；隐瞒某事
The company tried to sweep the scandal under the rug.
公司试图掩盖这起丑闻。
全胜；大获全胜
Our team made a clean sweep of the competition.
我们队在比赛中大获全胜。
使某人为之倾倒；令某人一见倾心
He swept her off her feet with his romantic gestures.
他的浪漫举动让她为之倾倒。
扫他的腿！（经典电影《小子难缠》（The Karate Kid）中的台词）
She gave the kitchen floor a quick sweep before the guests arrived.
客人到达前，她很快地扫了一下厨房地板。
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