| 词汇 | sweep |
| 释义 | sweep 1. noun 1 in combat, a search and destroy mission or a concerted search through an area US, 1977. 2 a concerted effort to find someone or something illegal US, 1974 2. verb to systematically search for surveillance devices US, 1985.► sweep the leavesto drive at the back of a group of trucks travelling together, watching for police from the rear US, 1976 be swept along be swept along (by sth) to be very excited by something, so that you are persuaded to do something or like something without stopping to consider if it is right or good: Iain hadn't intended to rob the store - he had been swept along by Tommy's drunken madness. It's difficult even for an old cynic like me to avoid being swept along by the romance of those old Hollywood films. sweep aside 1. sweep aside sth • sweep sth aside to refuse to consider something that someone says, and treat it as unimportant: Berry argued that buying an airline was over-ambitious, but Branson swept all objections aside. Britain swept aside French protests last night and ordered the restart of the GATT trade talks.■ SIMILAR TO: brush aside, dismiss2. sweep aside sb • sweep sb aside to defeat someone very easily: The Democrats held control of Congress until the Republicans swept them aside in 1994. Rosset, the Olympic tennis champion, swept aside Germany's Carl-Uwe Steeb 6-2, 6-2 to win the Kremlin Cup tournament yesterday.■ SIMILAR TO: take apart informal3. sweep aside sth • sweep sth aside to get rid of something very quickly in order to replace it with something else, especially in a way that destroys something valuable: Writing in 1934, George Orwell feared that modernisation would sweep aside Burmese culture. Whole forests have been swept aside to grow crops for western consumers. sweep away 1. sweep away sth • sweep sth away to get rid of laws, beliefs, or traditions because they are considered to be old-fashioned or wrong: Sooner or later, the social practices that keep Japanese women out good jobs will be swept away by economic circumstances. Switzerland's economy minister is sweeping away some of the conventions that have stifled competition in the domestic market for the past half-century.■ SIMILAR TO: get rid of, do away with2. be swept away to be so excited by someone or something, that you feel very strong emotions and forget about other things: Psychologists claim that men are more likely than women to fall in love and be swept away. I think she was swept away by his wealth and power. She loved fantasising about wearing beautiful dresses, and being chauffeur-driven everywhere. Giselle danced, swept away by the music.■ SIMILAR TO: get carried away, be swept up by/in sweep out sweep out sth • sweep sth out to clean dust or dirt from the floor of a room by using a brush: The cellars hadn't been swept out for years and the dust lay thick everywhere. sweep up 1. sweep up • sweep up sth • sweep sth up to clean dust and dirt from a floor using a special brush: The guests had all gone, and the cleaner was sweeping up. The barman scowled as he swept up the broken glass.2. be swept up by/in sth to be so excited by someone or something, that you feel very strong emotions and forget about other things: The people cheered and danced in the streets, swept up in the euphoria of victory.■ SIMILAR TO: by swept away, be carried away3. sweep sb/sth up • sweep up sb/sth to pick someone or something up with one quick movement: He swept her up in her arms and kissed her. Gillian swept up the coins and put them in her pocket.■ SIMILAR TO: scoop up4. be swept up in sth to become involved in a dangerous situation that you cannot avoid or escape: The vast majority of the victims were innocent people, swept up in Stalin's campaign of terror. Whilst on a business trip to Europe, she is swept up in an adventure of danger and intrigue involving drugs, crime, and romance.■ SIMILAR TO: be caught up in sweep somethingout to clean something out by sweeping. Someone has to sweep the garage out. Don't sweep out this room. I'll do it.
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