sweep
英 /swiːp/ 美 /swiːp/
- v. 扫；清扫to clean a surface using a brush or broom
- v. 迅速席卷；掠过to move quickly and powerfully across an area
Please sweep the kitchen floor before our guests arrive.
请在客人到来前把厨房地板扫干净。
Severe storms can sweep across coastal regions, damaging homes and disrupting essential transport services.
猛烈的风暴可能席卷沿海地区，损坏房屋并扰乱重要的交通服务。
搭配
sweep the floor 扫地sweep away 扫除；冲走sweep across 席卷；掠过
辨析提示
过去式、过去分词均为 swept。
词族
sweeper (n.)、sweeping (adj.)
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