vt.

1. 扫；清扫，打扫[O8]
   He sweeps the room every day.

   他每天打扫房间。

2. 扫去；清除[O][（+away/off/from）]
   The boy helped Mother sweep the dirt away.

   男孩帮助母亲清除尘土。

3. （风等）刮起；（浪等）冲走；席卷[O][（+off/along/away）]
   The wind swept the leaves away.

   风把树叶刮走。

4. 猛烈移动，猛推，猛拉[O][（+aside/aross）]
5. 扫荡；肃清，消灭
6. 环视，眺望
   Her eyes swept the room.

   她的目光扫视着房间。

7. 扫过，掠过，擦过
   Willow branches swept the river's surface.

   柳枝拂掠着河面。

8. 【军】扫射；扫（雷）
9. 在……中获全胜
10. 用电子设备扫查（房屋、建筑）有无监听装置或炸弹

vi.

1. 扫，打扫，扫除
2. 袭击，（风等）刮起；席卷[Q][（+across/over/through）]
   A cold wind swept through the north.

   寒风席卷北方。

3. 环视，扫视；掠过；急速移动[Q][（+past/to）]
   Hunter's keen eyes swept from left to right.

   亨特的尖锐目光从左到右扫视了一下。

4. 衣裙摇曳地走，堂皇地走动[Q][（+past/out of）]
5. 连绵，延伸[Q][（+round/up/down/to）]
   The broad driveway sweeps around the lake.

   这条宽阔的汽车道环湖伸展。

n.[C]

1. 打扫，清扫
   Let's give our room a good sweep.

   让我们把房间好好打扫一下。

2. （手等的）一挥
3. 绵亘，延伸，伸展[the S]
   There was a sweep of glistening snow on the hillside.

   山坡上有一片连绵的闪闪发亮的积雪。

4. 曲线；转弯；弯曲；弯路[S]
5. 压倒性的胜利，全胜
   It's a clean sweep; we've won all the prizes.

   我们大获全胜；我们赢得了所有的奖品。

6. （风，潮水等的）流动
7. （物的）蜂拥推进，突进
8. 【口】扫烟囱工人

v.

1. clean (an area) by brushing away dirt or litter.
   ▸move or remove by brushing.
   ▸move or push with great force.
   ▸ (sweep someone/thing away/aside) remove or abolish someone or something swiftly and suddenly.
2. search or survey (an area) for something.
   ▸cover (an entire area) with a gun.
3. move or traverse swiftly and smoothly.
   ▸affect (a place) swiftly and widely:

   violence swept the country.
   ▸extend continuously, especially in an arc or curve.
   ▸Cricket  hit to the leg side by bringing the bat across the body from a half-kneeling position.
4. N. Amer. be victorious in (a series of games).

n.

1. an act of sweeping.
   ▸a chimney sweep.
2. a long, swift, curving movement.
   ▸Electronics  the movement of a beam across the screen of a cathode ray tube.
3. a long, typically curved stretch of road, river, etc.
4. the range or scope of something.
5. informal a sweepstake.
6. N. Amer. an instance of winning every event, award, or place in a contest.
7. a long heavy oar.
8. a sail of a windmill.
9. a long pole mounted as a lever for raising buckets from a well.