Noun:

1. the act of cleaning with a broom

Adjective:

1. 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"
   

2. ignoring distinctions;

   "sweeping generalizations"
   "wholesale destruction"
   

1.(弯曲)大幅度的,延伸的
Asweeping curve is a long wide curve.

e.g. ...the longsweeping curve of Rio's Guanabara Bay.
里约热内卢瓜纳巴拉湾蜿蜒绵长的海岸线

2.(陈述、总结)一概而论的，笼统的
If someone makes asweeping statement or generalization, they make a statement which applies to all things of a particular kind, although they have not considered all the relevant facts carefully.

e.g. It is far too early to makesweeping statements about gene therapy.
现在对基因疗法下结论还为时过早。

3.(变化)巨大的，重要的，有广泛影响的,深远的
sweeping changes are large and very important or significant.

e.g. The new government has started to makesweeping changes in the economy...
新政府已经着手在经济领域进行意义深远的改革。
e.g. The armed forces would be givensweeping new powers.
武装部队将被授予一些新的重要权力。

4. see also: sweep

1. 扫舱：另是像扫舱(sweeping)或者弄走垫货料 (dunnage removal)是否算作卸货作业的部分工作. 在卸货结束后,承租人与船东再也没有任何租约的关系了,只剩下来是结算欠下或者 赚取的滞期费或者速遣费.如果双方有争议(这是经常发生的事情),

2. 旋刮[砂]：旋風淨塵器cyclone scrubber dust collector | 旋刮[砂]sweeping | 旋刮板sweep

3. 扫除：sweeper 清扫夫 |sweeping 扫除 |sweepingly 扫荡地

sweeping reforms'/changes

全面改革；彻底变化

Security forces were given sweeping powers to search homes.

安全部队被授予入户搜查的极大权力。

a sweeping generalization'/statement

笼统的概括；一概而论的说法

a sweeping gesture (= with your hand or arm)

挥动的动作

a sweeping staircase

弧形楼梯

...the long sweeping curve of Rio's Guanabara Bay.

里约热内卢瓜纳巴拉湾蜿蜒绵长的海岸线

It is far too early to make sweeping statements about gene therapy.

现在对基因疗法下结论还为时过早。

The new government has started to make sweeping changes in the economy...

新政府已经着手在经济领域进行意义深远的改革。

The armed forces would be given sweeping new powers.

武装部队将被授予一些新的重要权力。

A gale has risen and is sweeping the clouds across the sky.

大风起兮云飞扬.

They were sweeping up the dead leaves from the paths.

他们在把小径上的枯树叶扫在一起.

The craze is sweeping over Japan.

这种狂热正席卷日本.

Can you hear the wind sweeping through the branches?

你能听到风掠过树枝的声音 吗 ?

Before sweeping the house she bound up her hair in a large handkerchief.

打扫房屋前,她把头发用一块大手帕扎起来.

The wind sweeping through the tower heralds a rising storm in the mountain.

山雨欲来风满楼.

The citizens voted for sweeping reforms.

公民投票支持全面的改革.

She is sweeping with a broom.

她在用扫帚扫地.

His sweeping remarks offended many people.

他笼统的讲话冒犯了许多人.

sweeping all others aside , she pushed her way to the front.

她把别人都推开,挤到了前边.

He felt a spasm of panic sweeping over him.

他感到一阵恐慌传遍全身.

After sweeping the courtyard , we might as well clean the rooms.

我们扫完院子, 顺手把房间也扫一扫.

Planes were sweeping past.

飞机从上空掠过.

The boy assisted his father in sweeping the floor.

那男孩帮他父亲擦地板.

The servant had a lazy habit of sweeping the dust under the edge of the mat.

仆人有个偷懒的习惯,只扫蹭鞋垫边缘底下的尘土.

Jobs could be lost in the defence industry due to political changes sweeping Europe.

因横扫欧洲的政治变故，国防行业中有些人可能会失业。

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• The state of emergency..gives sweeping powers of arrest.

  出自：Times

• I make this sweeping assertion on the basis of..experience.

  出自：Independent