sweeping

名词 sweeping:

1. the act of cleaning with a broom

动词 sweep:

1. sweep across or over
   同义词：brush, sweep
2. move with sweeping, effortless, gliding motions
   同义词：sweep, sail
3. sweep with a broom or as if with a broom
   同义词：sweep, broom
4. force into some kind of situation, condition, or course of action
   同义词：embroil, tangle, sweep, sweep up, drag, drag in
5. to cover or extend over an area or time period
   同义词：cross, traverse, span, sweep
6. clean by sweeping
   同义词：sweep
7. win an overwhelming victory in or on
   同义词：sweep
8. cover the entire range of
   同义词：sweep
9. make a big sweeping gesture or movement
   同义词：swing, sweep, swing out

形容词 sweeping:

1. taking in or moving over (or as if over) a wide area; often used in combination
2. ignoring distinctions
   同义词：wholesale

1. She is sweeping the soot off the chimney.
   她正把烟筒里的黑灰扫掉。
2. He stopped sweeping and rested on the broom.
   他停止扫地，倚着扫帚休息。
3. Beginning in1970, she spent more time sweeping Harry off his feet than she did in her real estate career. He divorced his wife of33 years and married Leona in1972 after she promised to lose20 pounds.
   从1970年开始，她用在博得哈里欢心上的工夫超过经营房地产。哈里与结缡33年的发妻离异，1972年当利昂娜应许减肥20磅后和她结婚。
4. Have you swept in here?
   这里你打扫过了吗?
5. Such evil practice cannot be swept away at once.
   这种坏事不是一下能扫除干净的。
6. The streets have been swept free of leaves.
   街上的落叶已打扫乾净。