broken windows.   W fi fS j&'M A0 o [VN] Strong

winds regularly sweep the islands. ft ^ _k #£ # M

►                 OF A PERSON A 5 [V +adv./prep.] to move quickly and/or

smoothly, especially in a way that impresses or is intended to impress other people        AH

A # t! : Without another word she swept out of the room.         , AHA#ittihJ^|B)o 0 (figurative)

He swept into the lead with an almost perfect perform­ance.       e m +adv./

prep.] to move sth, especially your hand or arm, quickly and smoothly in a particular direction % if) , H ifo ( A, ) : He rushed to greet her, sweeping his arms

wide.^MffM^m.it, TtfiAiMMo

►                 OF FEELINGS ^^7 [V +adv./prep.] to suddenly affect sb

strongly      A: A wave of tiredness swept over her.

MiO Memories came sweeping back.

►                 OF IDEAS/FASHIONS BB; Bt f.Vj 8 to spread quickly jfifl flM : [V +adv./prep.] Rumours of his resignation swept through the company. MSI?Rl$#Wi4A:4* A To O [VN] the latest craze sweeping America JAH

►                 LOOK/MOVE OVER AREA   IS 9 to move over an

area, especially in order to look for sth    If

% ; [V +adv./prep.] His eyes swept around the room. #,

@      iHlflflT -ft0 0 [VN] Searchlights swept the

sky.

►                 TOUCH SURFACE      lO [VN] to move, or move sth,

over a surface, touching it lightly ( if ) 3535$5i;ii, $£

Her dress swept the ground as she walked. Mff

►                 HAIR A A 11 [VN +adv./prep.] to brush, comb, etc. your hair in a particular direction H; Hi]; $?,: Her hair was swept back from her face.

►                 OF LANDSCAPE ±t& 4ft 12 [V +adv./prep.] to form a long smooth curve MM ; MHM# : The hotel gardens sweep down to the beach.

mm*,

►                 IN SPORT #: W & Al 13 [VN] (NAmE) to win all the games in a series of games against another team or all the parts of a contest ( £H?!][:t;^A )

# 3® M % : The Blue Jays have a chance to sweep the series.    O New

Jersey swept Detroit last season. fE_h Alf

M;#mo

Iffiffll sweep the 'board to win all the prizes, etc. in a competition ( £[.sweep sb off their 'feet to make sb fall suddenly and deeply in love with you    ±'M B; i&MAM £ B-JSLM^

sweep (sb) to 'power to win an election by a large number of votes; to make sb win an election with a large number of votes ( {f^A )

sweep to 'victory to win a contest easily 35JMM#

(         ) : Labour swept to victory in 2001. It#^E 2001

^35H35tfk0 sweep sth under the 'carpet (US also sweep sth under the 'rug) to try to stop people from finding out about sth wrong, illegal, embarrassing, etc. that has happened or that you have done ^ ^ mm .sweep sb a'long/a'way [usually passive] to make sb very interested or involved in sth, especially in a way that makes them forget everything else ff A AS?

AAI£: They were swept along by the force of their emotions.      , sweep sth-*

a'side to ignore sth completely M B A A 81; AS A;     All their advice was swept aside. fMl^f

.sweep sth—a way to get rid of sth completely fg A;  ^ A# fft: Any

doubts had long since been swept away. —

Af$B&0 .sweep sth-*out to remove all the dust, dirt, etc. from a room or building using a brush ft J3A# ( J^-I'h]# ) .sweep sb— up to lift sb up with a sudden smooth movement —He swept her up into his arms.       Mo

® noun

►                 WITH BRUSH jfl#J 7 1 [C, usually sing.] an act of cleaning

a room, surface, etc. using a broom     ; ftf3:

Give the room a good sweep. ifi^s]£f£ffTJ3~~To

►                 CURVING MOVEMENT 2 [C] a smooth curving move­

ment Wifo ', Jp: He indicated the door with a sweep of his arm.         folio

►                 LANDSCAPE 3 [C, usually sing.] a long, often curved,

piece of road, river, coast, etc. (     'M'M,         )

MlttWif: the broad sweep of white cliffs around the bay    fife

mm

►                 RANGE fe ffl 4 [U] the range of an idea, a piece of

writing, etc. that considers many different things fe f£ '14;  A®: Her book covers the long sweep

of the country’s history.

►                 MOVEMENT/SEARCH OVER AREA j$fr;         5 [C] a move­

ment over an area, for example in order to search for sth or attack sth M ff; W. A; t3 : The rescue heli­copter made another sweep over the bay. ilAf/l/Effl

ff±£X&3t7-®0

►                 CHIMNEY 6 [C] = CHIMNEY SWEEP

►                 GAMBLING || 7 [C] (NAmE also sweeps) (informal) = SWEEPSTAKE

►                 IN SPORT W iitei)j 8 [C] (NAmL) a series of games that a

team wins against another team; the fact of winning all the parts of a contest (     —A )

HfSSA: a World Series sweep R

ik

►                 TELEVISION t||t 9 the sweeps [pi.] (NAmE) a time when

television companies examine their programmes to find out which ones are the most popular, especially in order to calculate advertising rates          ( lie]

irafli see clean adj.

sweep er /'swi:p9(r)/ noun 1 a person whose job is to sweep sth j\f f=| ^; ft ^3 #; ft ft I: a road sweeper S/^ffffnX 2 a thing that sweeps sth ftfitl; ftft^: a carpet sweeper M # ft ft ^ — see also minesweeper 3 (erf) (in football (soccer) A£k) a player who plays behind the other defending players in order to try and stop anyone who passes them g fi AH

sweep ing /'swiipiq/ adj. 1 [usually before noun] having an important effect on a large part of sth    ;

AfeHW;       sweeping reforms/changes £®

A ; ®  ^ it O Security forces were given sweeping

powers to search homes.

HAo 2 [usually before noun] (disapproving) too general and failing to think about or understand particular examples (       \        &A a sweeping

generalization/statement ^[fai6#Ji£f£-

3 ~ victory a victory by a large number of votes, etc.

(         ) AJ&, 4 [only before noun] forming

a curved shape jjjll ^     ^ K): a sweeping gesture

(= with your hand or arm)      o a sweeping

staircase MM

sweepstake /'swiipsteik/ (NAmE also sweep-stakes) noun a type of betting in which the winner gets all the money bet by everyone else

Sweet IHr /swiit/ adj., noun

a adj. (sweet-er, sweet-est)

►                 FOOD/DRINK     j/$\ 1 containing, or tasting as if it

contains, a lot of sugar ^ ^ ^ ; St W : a cup of hot sweet tea — IF jjp ^ ^ o sweet food St # 0 I had a craving for something sweet. Ai^StWAffio 0 This wine is too sweet for me. ft # fj ^ fS ft & ^ A St 7 . — compare bitter adj. (4), salty( 1) nrrra sour

►                 SMELL ^5^ 2 having a pleasant smell     ^

^ W ETiTi fragrant : a swe£t-smelling rose    &

o The air was sweet with incense.       A 7 ff # # Eft

►                 SOUND P # 3 having a pleasant sound  ; ^7 P/f

■ M: a sweet voice StfS W •Is1

►                 PURE 4 pleasant and not containing any harmful

substances          ; ff §r 6^); fr^ (tfJ: the sweet air of a

mountain village fi;t4l#fif§lr$^

►                 SATISFYING A A ;S; 5 making you feel happy and/or

satisfied 4\A 1t 'l& $J; U M fKJ; If %         : Goodnight.

Sweet dreams. BfeAo      0 / can’t tell

you how sweet this victory is.

ft7o

ATTRACTIVE M A fS 6 (especially Br£) (especially of