sweeping

['swi:piŋ]

n. 扫除
（复数）sweepings: 垃圾
adj. 一扫而去的, 凶猛的, 广泛的
动词sweep的现在分词

例句与用法：

She is sweeping the soot off the chimney.

她正把烟筒里的黑灰扫掉。

He stopped sweeping and rested on the broom.

他停止扫地，倚着扫帚休息。

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。

Have you swept in here?

这里你打扫过了吗?

Such evil practice cannot be swept away at once.

这种坏事不是一下能扫除干净的。

The streets have been swept free of leaves.

街上的落叶已打扫乾净。

词形变化：

副词: sweepingly |

详细释义：

a.

1. 打扫的, 清扫的

2. 广阔的; 广泛的; 全面的; 彻底的

sweeping reforms

全面改革

3. 势不可挡的, 决定性的

4. 连绵的, 呈弯曲状的

5. 总括的, 不加区分的

n.

1. 打扫, 清扫[S]

Let's give the room a good sweeping.

让我们把房间彻底打扫一下。

2. 扫拢的垃圾[P]