sweeping
adjective[before noun]
uk/ˈswiː.pɪŋ/us/ˈswiː.pɪŋ/sweepingadjective[before noun](GENERAL)
affectingmany things orpeople;large:
影响广泛的,大的It isobviousthat sweepingchangesareneededin thelegalsystem.显然,法制体系需要进行大刀阔斧的改革。
We need to make sweepingcutstoourbudget.我们必须大幅削减预算。
sweeping statement/generalizationdisapproving
something that you say or write that is toogeneraland that has not beencarefullythoughtabout:
泛泛之谈;一概而论的说法;过于笼统的概括Sweepinggeneralizationsabout thiscomplexanddifficultsituationare nothelpful.对这种复杂困难的情形作泛泛之谈是没有用的。
Big and quite big
- appreciable
- baronial
- bulky
- burly
- expansive
- heaping
- hearty
- hefty
- higher
- hulking
- mass
- palatial
- rambling
- roomy
- royal
- savage
- sizable
- sizeable
- the bigger the betteridiom
- walk-in
sweepingadjective[before noun](WIN)
A sweepingwinorvictoryis aneasyorcompletewin:
大获全胜的,一举获胜的,轻易获胜的Thecandidatefailedtowinthe sweepingvictoryheexpected.这位候选人没能如愿以偿地大获全胜。
Complete and whole
- (all) in one pieceidiom
- A, a
- absolute
- all or nothingidiom
- all-in-one
- all-inclusive
- fell
- from stem to sternidiom
- full-blown
- full-fledged
- full-length
- fully
- plain
- root
- thoroughly
- to the lastidiom
- totality
- toto
- unabridged
- unadulterated