| 1. | The new manager made a clean sweep of the department. |
| 新经理清除了部门中的冗员。
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| 2. | The Russians made a clean sweep of (the medals in) the gymnastics events. |
| 俄罗斯运动员囊括体操项目奖牌。
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| 3. | Give the rooma good sweep . |
| 把这房间好好打扫一下。
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| 4. | The police made a thorough sweep of the field where the dead child's body was found. |
| 警方在发现那孩子尸体的现场进行了仔细的搜查。
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| 5. | sweep away rubbish. |
| 清扫垃圾。
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| 6. | sweep sth. under the rug |
| （口）存心忽略某事物以避开责任。隐瞒［掩盖］某事物。
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| 7. | It's a very difficult question, I wish we could sweep it under the rug ,but that 's impossible. |
| 这是个很困难的问题，我但愿能够放下不管，但是不可能。
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| 8. | I'll have her sweep the room clean. |
| 我要她把房间打扫干净。
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| 9. | Past events sweep across her memory. |
| 件件往中从她的记忆中闪过。
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| 10. | clear [remove , sweep ] mines. |
| 扫雷。
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