sweep away
vt. sep.
1. (with brush) to sweep sth away or to sweep away sth
[+ crumbs, dust, leaves] 扫除;扫去;扫走
- The leaves had now been swept away. 现在树叶已经扫掉了。
2. (carry away) to sweep sb/sth away or to sweep away sb/sth
[flood, current, crowd +] 将…迅速带走;卷走
- He was lucky not to have been swept away. 他很幸运, 没有被冲走。
- The earlier cloud had been swept away. 先前的云彩已被吹散了。
3. (get rid of) to sweep sth away or to sweep away sth
[+ restrictions] 彻底消除
- All these restrictions were swept away. 所有这些限制都被取消了。
- Within three months, bloody revolution swept away the whole regime. 在三个月的时间内, 流血革命就彻底推翻了该政权。
[+ feelings] 彻底摒除;完全打消
4. (emotionally) to sweep sb away or to sweep away sb(在情感上)征服, 使折服
- It's difficult to imagine her being swept away by passion. 很难想象她被激情所左右。
sweep away
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sweep away
扫除, 刮走, 冲走
- The wind swept the leaves away. 风吹走了树叶。
- He swept the dust away. 他把灰尘扫走了。
清除
- Newspaper editorials spoke of the need to sweep away corruption. 报纸社论论述了清除腐败的必要性。
扫除, 刮走, 冲走
- The wind swept the leaves away. 风吹走了树叶。
- He swept the dust away. 他把灰尘扫走了。
清除
- Newspaper editorials spoke of the need to sweep away corruption. 报纸社论论述了清除腐败的必要性。
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