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swept 音标拼音: [sw'ɛpt] vbl. sweep的过去式和过去分词 sweep的过去式和过去分词 swept adj 1: possessing sweep; " the sleek swept wings of the plane" [ ant: { unswept}] Swept \ Swept\, imp. & p. p. of { Sweep}. [ 1913 Webster]
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. [ 1913 Webster] I will sweep it with the besom of destruction. -- Isa. xiv. 23. [ 1913 Webster] 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. [ 1913 Webster] The hail shall sweep away the refuge of lies. -- Isa. xxviii. 17. [ 1913 Webster] I have already swept the stakes. -- Dryden. [ 1913 Webster] 3. To brush against or over; to rub lightly along. [ 1913 Webster] Their long descending train, With rubies edged and sapphires, swept the plain. -- Dryden. [ 1913 Webster] 4. To carry with a long, swinging, or dragging motion; hence, to carry in a stately or proud fashion. [ 1913 Webster] And like a peacock sweep along his tail. -- Shak. [ 1913 Webster] 5. To strike with a long stroke. [ 1913 Webster] Wake into voice each silent string, And sweep the sounding lyre. -- Pope. [ 1913 Webster] 6. ( Naut.) To draw or drag something over; as, to sweep the bottom of a river with a net. [ 1913 Webster] 7. To pass over, or traverse, with the eye or with an instrument of observation; as, to sweep the heavens with a telescope. [ 1913 Webster] { 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. [ 1913 Webster]
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