sweeping 音标拼音: [sw'ipɪŋ]
n . 扫除,垃圾
a . 扫荡的,彻底的,广泛的
扫除,垃圾扫荡的,彻底的,广泛的
sweeping adj 1 :
taking in or moving over (
or as if over )
a wide area ;
often used in combination ; "
a sweeping glance "; "
a wide -
sweeping view of the river "
2 :
ignoring distinctions ; "
sweeping generalizations "; "
wholesale destruction " [
synonym : {
sweeping }, {
wholesale }]
n 1 :
the act of cleaning with a broom Sweep \
Sweep \,
v .
t . [
imp . &
p .
p . {
Swept };
p .
pr . &
vb .
n .
{
Sweeping }.] [
OE .
swepen ;
akin to AS .
sw [=
a ]
pan .
See {
Swoop },
v .
i .]
1 .
To pass a broom across (
a surface )
so as to remove loose dirt ,
dust ,
etc .;
to brush ,
or rub over ,
with a broom for the purpose of cleaning ;
as ,
to sweep a floor ,
the street ,
or a chimney .
Used also figuratively .
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I will sweep it with the besom of destruction .
--
Isa .
xiv .
23 .
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2 .
To drive or carry along or off with a broom or a brush ,
or as if with a broom ;
to remove by ,
or as if by ,
brushing ;
as ,
to sweep dirt from a floor ;
the wind sweeps the snow from the hills ;
a freshet sweeps away a dam ,
timber ,
or rubbish ;
a pestilence sweeps off multitudes .
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The hail shall sweep away the refuge of lies . --
Isa .
xxviii .
17 .
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I have already swept the stakes . --
Dryden .
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3 .
To brush against or over ;
to rub lightly along .
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Their long descending train ,
With rubies edged and sapphires ,
swept the plain .
--
Dryden .
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4 .
To carry with a long ,
swinging ,
or dragging motion ;
hence ,
to carry in a stately or proud fashion .
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And like a peacock sweep along his tail . --
Shak .
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5 .
To strike with a long stroke .
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Wake into voice each silent string ,
And sweep the sounding lyre . --
Pope .
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6 . (
Naut .)
To draw or drag something over ;
as ,
to sweep the bottom of a river with a net .
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7 .
To pass over ,
or traverse ,
with the eye or with an instrument of observation ;
as ,
to sweep the heavens with a telescope .
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{
To sweep a mold }
or {
To sweep up a mold } (
Founding ),
to form the sand into a mold by a templet ,
instead of compressing it around the pattern .
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Sweeping \
Sweep "
ing \,
a .
Cleaning off surfaces ,
or cleaning away dust ,
dirt ,
or litter ,
as a broom does ;
moving with swiftness and force ;
carrying everything before it ;
including in its scope many persons or things ;
as ,
a sweeping flood ;
a sweeping majority ;
a sweeping accusation . -- {
Sweep "
ing *
ly },
adv .
-{
Sweep "
ing *
ness },
n .
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163 Moby Thesaurus words for "
sweeping ":
absolute ,
across the board ,
across -
the -
board ,
aleatoric ,
aleatory ,
all -
comprehensive ,
all -
embracing ,
all -
encompassing ,
all -
inclusive ,
all -
out ,
all -
pervading ,
amorphous ,
blanket ,
blobby ,
blurred ,
blurry ,
born ,
broad ,
broad -
based ,
cataclysmic ,
catastrophic ,
catholic ,
chance ,
chancy ,
chaotic ,
clean ,
clear ,
coasting ,
compendious ,
complete ,
comprehensive ,
confused ,
congenital ,
consummate ,
debris ,
decisive ,
deep -
dyed ,
diffuse ,
disordered ,
downright ,
dust ,
dyed -
in -
the -
wool ,
egregious ,
encyclopedic ,
exhaustive ,
extensive ,
far -
embracing ,
far -
extending ,
far -
flung ,
far -
flying ,
far -
going ,
far -
ranging ,
far -
reaching ,
flow ,
flowing ,
foggy ,
fuzzy ,
garbage ,
general ,
glide ,
gliding ,
global ,
hazy ,
hit -
or -
miss ,
ill -
defined ,
imprecise ,
inaccurate ,
inchoate ,
incoherent ,
indecisive ,
indefinable ,
indefinite ,
indeterminable ,
indeterminate ,
indiscriminate ,
indistinct ,
inexact ,
insurrectionary ,
intensive ,
junk ,
large -
scale ,
lax ,
liberal ,
litter ,
loose ,
nonspecific ,
obscure ,
omnibus ,
omnipresent ,
orderless ,
out -
and -
out ,
outright ,
over -
all ,
overwhelming ,
panoramic ,
perfect ,
pervasive ,
plain ,
plumb ,
pure ,
radical ,
random ,
regular ,
revolutional ,
revolutionary ,
revulsionary ,
revulsive ,
rubbish ,
sailing ,
shadowed forth ,
shadowy ,
shapeless ,
sheer ,
skating ,
skiing ,
skim ,
sledding ,
slide ,
sliding ,
slipping ,
slither ,
slithering ,
stochastic ,
straight ,
sweep ,
synoptic ,
thorough ,
thoroughgoing ,
through -
and -
through ,
tobogganing ,
total ,
transilient ,
trash ,
ubiquitous ,
umbrella ,
unclear ,
unconditional ,
undefined ,
undestined ,
undetermined ,
universal ,
unmitigated ,
unplain ,
unqualified ,
unreserved ,
unrestricted ,
unspecified ,
utter ,
vague ,
veiled ,
veritable ,
waste ,
whole ,
wholesale ,
wide ,
wide -
extended ,
wide -
extending ,
wide -
ranging ,
wide -
reaching ,
wide -
stretching ,
widespread ,
without exception ,
without omission
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