sweep through
Chinese meaning
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Example
A desperate search for missing tourists is underway after dangerous flash floods swept through the Grand Canyon.
Source: today.com · 31 Aug 2026
Background ✎
Roots · etymology
源自古英语 swāpan(挥扫)+ þurh(穿过)
- sweep(扫过)+ through(穿过)组成短语动词
Collocations
- sweep through the region / sweep through the city / floods swept through
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