/swi:p ||; swip/verb (
past tense past participle swept /swept
||; swɛpt/)
1 [I,T] to clean the floor, etc by moving dust, dirt, etc away with a brush 扫；打扫；清扫 [T] to sweep the floor 扫地I'm going to sweep the leaves off the path. 我要清扫小径上的树叶。 ☞Look at the note at clean ². 参看clean^2的注释。
2 [T] to remove sth from a surface using your hand, etc （用手等）扫，拂，刮走: He swept the books angrily off the table. 他生气地用手将桌上的书扫到地上。
3 [I,T] to move quickly and smoothly over the area or in the direction mentioned 掠过；席卷；横扫: Fire swept through the building. 大火迅速蔓延至整座大楼。
4 [T] to move or push sb/sth with a lot of force 猛力移动或推进: The huge waves swept her overboard. 巨浪把她从船上冲入海中。He was swept along by the huge crowd. 他被庞大的人群推拥着向前走。
5 [I] to move in a way that impresses or is intended to impress people 大模大样地走: Five big black Mercedes swept past us. 五辆大型黑色奔驰牌轿车从我们身旁疾驶而过。
6 [I,T] to move over an area, especially in order to look for sth 扫掠，扫视（尤指为了寻找某物） · The army were sweeping the fields for mines. 军队在田野里清除地雷。His eyes swept quickly over the page. 他的目光快速扫视书页。
sweep (sb/sth) aside to not allow sb/sth to affect your progress or plans 漠视，全然不顾（影响进展或计划的某人或某事物）
sweep sth out to remove dirt and dust from the floor of a room or building using a brush （用扫帚）清扫（房间或大楼地上的尘土）
sweep over sb (used about a feeling) to suddenly affect sb very strongly （指情绪）突然强烈影响某人
sweep (sth) up to remove dirt, dust, leaves, etc using a brush （用扫帚）清扫，扫掉（尘土、树叶等）