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swept

/swept/US // swɛpt //UK // (swɛpt) //

扫荡,掠过,扫除,掠过的

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Definitions

v.动词 verb
  1. 1
    • : simple past tense and past participle of sweep.
adj.形容词 adjective
  1. 1
    • : made up of curved bars.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Examples

  • He was also swept about in the music of D.C., a scene which gave rise to such acts as Fugazi and Thievery Corporation.

  • In mid-summer, as the epidemic swept through the region, schools closed one by one.

  • Business owners swept up glass in front of their barber shop.

  • Fans and novices soon became swept up in the movement, tracing each work like buried treasure.

  • As the deadly virus swept through the region, entire families of farmers and harvesters were wiped out.

  • Then the door opened, the portiere was swept aside, and Anselme announced "Monsieur de Garnache."

  • When Europeans, native travelers and mails were swept out of existence they fought each other.

  • Grandfather Mole felt it brush his back as it swept into place again.

  • Her black eyelashes were long, and under their protecting shadow she swept a glance at the card above the young man's plate.

  • He swam with her upon the summit of the breaking Wave, lifted upon its crest, swept onward irresistibly.