65 扫 [掃] sǎo (sweep) sweep: ~地sweep the floor || ~院子sweep the yard || ~落叶sweep the fallen leaves '
垂杨拂檐' 垂杨拂檐[-楊--] chuíyángfúyán f.e. Tall willow trees sweep the eaves of the buildings with their branches.'
荡平' 荡平[蕩-] dàngpíng r.v. ①quell; stamp out ②clear away; sweep off' 打扫' 打扫[-掃] dạ̌sǎo* {C} v. sweep; clean' 涤场' 涤场[滌場] díchǎng v.o. sweep a yard' 涤虑洗心' 涤虑洗心[滌慮--] dílǜxǐxīn f.e. sweep away anxieties' 地推子' 地推子 dìtuīzi n. wheeled push broom; mechanized or semi-mechanized sweeper M:bǎ 把' 风卷残云' 风卷残云[風-殘雲] fēngjuǎncányún f.e. make a clean sweep' 风卷荷叶' 风卷荷叶[風--葉] fēngjuǎnhéyè f.e. make a clean sweep' 风扫落叶' 风扫落叶[風掃-葉] fēngsǎoluòyè f.e. ①wind sweeping away the fallen leaves ②irresistible' 弓背' 弓背 gōngbèi* v.o. hunch shoulders ◆n. ①arc of a bow ②hunchback ③sweeping curve (of road/river)' 裹挟' 裹挟[-挾] ²guǒxié v. ①coerce ②force to take part ③sweep sb. along (of circumstances/trends/etc.)' 海说' 海说[-說] hǎishuō v. 〈coll.〉 boast; talk big; make sweeping generalizations' 横扫' 横扫[橫掃] héngsǎo {E} v. sweep away/across/over' 慧扫' 慧扫[-掃] huìsǎo v. sweep with a broom' 胡楼' 胡楼[-樓] húlou v. 〈topo.〉 wipe; polish; sweep' 胡噜' 胡噜[-嚕] ²húlu v. ①soothe a child by rubbing where it hurts ②sweep/brush away' 桔槔' 桔槔 jiégāo n. ①sth. withered; haggard ②well sweep' 卷' 卷[-/捲] juǎn(r)* {B} n. roll ◆v. ①roll up ②sweep off; carry along ◆m. roll; spool; reel See also ¹juàn See also ¹³quán' 卷走' 卷走 juǎnzǒu r.v. sweep away' 廓清' 廓清 kuòqīng r.v. sweep away; clean up' 笼统' 笼统[籠統] lọ̌ngtǒng* {E} s.v. general; sweeping' 橹' 橹[櫓] ⁴lǔ n. scull; sweep' 橹船' 橹船[櫓-] lǔchuán n. boat with a long sweep M:²zhī/tiáo 只/条' 掠' 掠 lüě v. ①sweep/brush past ②snatch away See also ²lüè' 掠过' 掠过[-過] ¹lüèguò {E} r.v. sweep/brush past' 木碴子' 木碴子 mùcházi n. sweepings of chopped/broken trees/bushes' 起雷' 起雷 qǐléi v.o. clear/sweep mines' 清宫' 清宫[-宮] ³qīnggōng v.o. clean/sweep the palace ◆n. palace of the Qing rulers' 清明' 清明 Qīngmíng {E} n. “Tomb-Sweeping” Day' 秋风扫落叶' 秋风扫落叶[-風掃-葉] qiūfēng sǎo luòyè f.e. ①sweep through like locusts ②carry everything before one' 扫' 扫[掃] ²sǎo {B} v. ①sweep ②glance at ◆b.f. ①sweep away; eliminate 扫除 sǎochú 扫盲 sǎománg ②put all together 扫数 sǎoshù ③paint (the eyebrows/etc.) See also ²sào' 扫地' 扫地[掃-] sǎodì {E} v.o. ①sweep the floor ②make a clean sweep ③reach the nadir (of reputation) | Tā de míngyù ∼ le. 他的名誉∼了。 His reputation is utterly ruined.' 扫地毯器' 扫地毯器[掃---] sǎodìtǎn-qì n. carpet sweeper' 扫房' 扫房[掃-] sǎofáng v.o. clean house; sweep up a room' 扫坟' 扫坟[掃墳] sǎofén v.o. ①sweep a tomb ②pay respects to one's ancestor at his grave' 扫干净' 扫干净[掃乾凈] sǎo gānjìng {E} r.v. sweep clean | Qị̌ng bǎ lùshang de yèzi ∼. 请把路上的叶子∼。 Please sweep clean the leaves on the street.' 扫光' 扫光[掃-] sǎoguāng r.v. sweep away thoroughly; get rid of entirely' 扫海' 扫海[掃-] sǎohǎi v.o. sweep mines in the sea' 扫祭' 扫祭[掃-] sǎojì v. sweep a tomb and offer sacrifices' 扫雷' 扫雷[掃-] sǎoléi {E} v.o. sweep mines' 扫雷舰' 扫雷舰[掃-艦] sǎoléijiàn n. minesweeper M:sōu 艘' 扫雷器' 扫雷器[掃--] sǎoléiqì n. minesweeping apparatus' 扫雷艇' 扫雷艇[掃--] sǎoléitǐng n. minesweeper M:sōu 艘' 扫路机' 扫路机[掃-機] sǎolùjī n. 〈mach.〉 street sweeper M:³liàng 辆' 扫灭' 扫灭[掃滅] sǎomiè v. ①sweep away (fig.) ②exterminate bandits' 扫视' 扫视[掃視] sǎoshì {E} v. sweep eyes over | Tāmen ∼le zhōuwéi de huánjìng. 他们∼了周围的环境。 Their eyes swept over the surroundings.' 扫院子' 扫院子[掃--] sǎo yuànzi v.o. sweep/clean a courtyard' 洒扫' 洒扫[灑掃] sǎsǎo r.f. wet down and sweep the floor' 席卷' 席卷 xíjuǎn {E} v. ①take away everything ②sweep across; engulf | Jùfēng ∼le quán ²dǎo. 飓风∼了全岛。 The hurricane swept across the whole island. ◆v.p. pack one's bags' 席卷而去' 席卷而去 xíjuǎn'érqù f.e. make a clean sweep and flee' 席卷全球' 席卷全球 xíjuǎn quánqiú v.o. sweep across the globe' 新官上任三把火' 新官上任三把火 xīn guān shàngrèn sān bǎ huǒ f.e. a new broom sweeps clean' 汛扫' 汛扫[-掃] xùnsǎo v. sweep/wash away; offset (one's former achievements)' 一扫而光' 一扫而光[-掃--] yī̠sǎo'érguāng {E} f.e. make a clean sweep' 一扫而空' 一扫而空[-掃--] yīsǎo'érkōng f.e. make a clean sweep' 一眼看去' 一眼看去 yīyǎnkànqù v.p. ①take a sweeping look ②at first glance' 涌上来' 涌上来[--來] yǒng shànglai r.v. ①well up ②come in a sweep' 纵横' 纵横[縱/從橫/衡] zònghéng {D} adv. with great ease; freely ◆v. ①traverse ②sweep over ◆n. (comprehensive) review' 纵横驰骋' 纵横驰骋[縱橫馳騁] zònghéngchíchěng f.e. 〈mil.〉 sweep through the length and breadth of'
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