单词 | sweep |
例句 | sweep verb 1.•she swept the floor:brush, clean, scrub, wipe, mop, dust, scour | informal do. 2.•I swept the crumbs off:remove, brush, clean, clear, whisk. 3.•he was swept out to sea:carry, pull, drag, tow. 4.•riots swept the country:engulf, overwhelm, flood. 5.•he swept down the stairs:glide, sail, breeze, drift, flit, flounce | stride, stroll, swagger. 6.•a limousine swept past:glide, sail, rush, race, streak, speed, fly, zoom, whiz, hurtle | informal tear, whip. 7.•police swept the conference room:search, probe, check, explore, go through, scour, comb.▶noun 1.•a great sweep of his hand:gesture, stroke, wave, movement. 2.•a security sweep:search, hunt, exploration, probe. 3.•a long sweep of golden sand:expanse, tract, stretch, extent, plain. 4.•the broad sweep of our interests:range, span, scope, compass, reach, spread, ambit, gamut, spectrum, extent. PHRASES sweep aside •you can't sweep aside these allegations forever:disregard, ignore, take no notice of, dismiss, shrug off, forget about, brush aside. sweep under the carpet •their grievances could no longer be swept under the carpet:hide, conceal, suppress, hush up, keep quiet about, censor, gag, withhold, cover up, stifle. CHOOSE THE RIGHT WORD See |
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