sweep學測 L2KK [ˈswip] | /ˈswip/
掃地;清掃·席捲;橫掃·大幅弧形揮動
學測常考多義字,動名詞義項易混淆
A new dance move swept through the school, and soon everyone was doing it.
一種新舞步橫掃全校,很快大家都學會了。
一個畫面:大弧橫掃清空
掃地掃帚貼地來回清掃
橫掃席捲強風或效應橫掃整片區域
揮臂畫弧手臂大幅揮出弧線動作
義項
掃地清潔C1verb掃地;清掃
I need to sweep the kitchen floor before our guests arrive.
客人到達前我得把廚房地板掃一掃。
sweep the floorsweep the kitchen
橫掃席捲B2verb席捲;橫掃
A strong wind swept through the town and knocked down some trees.
一陣強風橫掃小鎮,吹倒了幾棵樹。
sweep through the countrysweep across the region
揮臂畫弧B2noun大幅弧形揮動
With a sweep of her arm, she pointed to the whole city below.
她手臂大幅一揮,指向下方整座城市。
a sweep of the armwith one sweep
片語
sweep the floor掃帚清地 →拿掃帚打掃地板
sweep something under the rug藏到地毯下 →把問題刻意隱藏
sweep to victory橫掃奪冠 →大幅領先贏得勝利
a clean sweep全部拿下 →全部項目都獲勝
你會不會這樣說?
A strong wind ___ through the town and knocked down some trees. (swept / slept)
看答案
swept
swept 和 slept 拼法相近,但意思完全不同:橫掃 vs 睡覺。
'With a sweep of her arm, she pointed to the whole city below.' 這裡的 sweep 最接近哪個意思?(A) 掃地 (B) 大幅弧形動作 (C) 橫掃全國
看答案
(B)
此句描述手臂動作的畫面,對應「大幅弧形動作」義項,不是掃地或橫掃全國。
字族
sweeping 大範圍的;全面的・sweeper 清掃工;掃地機