Sweeping

(noun.) the act of cleaning with a broom.

(adj.) ignoring distinctions; 'sweeping generalizations'; 'wholesale destruction' .

(adj.) taking in or moving over (or as if over) a wide area; often used in combination; 'a sweeping glance'; 'a wide-sweeping view of the river' .

录入:卢卡斯

• She went on sweeping all the time. 威尔基·柯林斯. 月亮宝石.
• The fact that the oxygen of the air is diluted as it were with so large a proportion of nitrogen, prevents fires from sweeping over the world and destroying everything in their path. 伯莎M.克拉克. 科学通论.
• With dismay and anger they heard Jesus sweeping away their dear securities. 赫伯特·乔治·威尔斯. 世界史纲.
• I will tell you the meaning of it, cried the lady, sweeping into the room with a proud, set face. 阿瑟·柯南·道尔. 福尔摩斯回忆录.
• The sweeping style suits you best, and you must learn to trail your skirts gracefully. 路易莎·梅·奥尔科特. 小妇人.
• Montagu, the relation of the lady in Gloucester Place, of chimney-sweeping notoriety, assisted to keep up the spirit of the dance. 哈里特·威尔逊. 哈里特·威尔逊回忆录.
• There was evidently nothing for it but to go, and Donne made his exodus, the heiress sweeping him a deep curtsy as she closed the gates on him. 夏洛蒂·勃朗特. 雪莉.
• I heard her sweeping away; and soon after she was gone, I suppose I had a species of fit: unconsciousness closed the scene. 夏洛蒂·勃朗特. 简·爱.
• The reason given for not sweeping the dusty streets was, that the dust would fly into the windows of shops and houses. 本杰明·富兰克林. 富兰克林自传.
• She hired a crossing-sweeping boy to show it her. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 荒凉山庄.
• Well,' said the old gentleman, 'I suppose he's fond of chimney-sweeping? 查尔斯·狄更斯. 雾都孤儿.
• Now in making that statement, I am aware that it is a sweeping one, and I do not mean to imply that Mr. Wallas is the only modern man who has tried to think about politics psychologically. 沃尔特·李普曼. 政治序论.
• It was not a bad day for a walk, if you were young and strong, and could breast the great gusts of wind which came sweeping in from the sea. 威尔基·柯林斯. 月亮宝石.
• Over twenty years ago we formulated a sweeping taboo against trusts. 沃尔特·李普曼. 政治序论.
• When I had entered he was sweeping the shop, and he had sweetened his labors by sweeping over me. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 远大前程.

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