1、sweep
掃;撣;打掃;清掃
The owner of the store was sweeping his floor when I walked in.
當我走進商店的時候，店主正在掃地。
She was in the kitchen sweeping crumbs into a dust pan.
她正在廚房把面包屑掃入簸箕里。
拂去;撣去
I swept rainwater off the flat top of a gravestone.
我拂去了墓碑頂上的雨水。
With a gesture of frustration, she swept the cards from the table.
她懊惱地把桌子上的牌都拂到了地上。
梳,攏(頭發(fā))
stylish ways of sweeping your hair off your face.
露出臉形的時髦發(fā)式
Her long, fine hair was swept back in a ponytail.
她長長的秀發(fā)在腦后梳成一個馬尾。
2、collapse
倒塌;塌下
A section of the Bay Bridge had collapsed.
海灣大橋有一段垮塌了。
The roof collapsed in a roar of rock and rubble.
屋頂轟隆一聲塌了下來，碎石瓦礫落了一地。
(體系或機構)崩潰，瓦解，突然失敗
His business empire collapsed under a massive burden of debt.
他的商業(yè)帝國無力承擔沉重的債務負擔而垮掉了。
This system has collapsed in most countries where it ruled.
這一體系在其占統(tǒng)治地位的大多數國家都失敗了。
(因生病或虛弱)突然倒下，昏倒
He collapsed following a vigorous exercise session at his home.
在家劇烈運動了一陣后他突然昏倒了。
It's commonplace to see people collapsing from hunger in the streets.
在街上看見有人餓暈是很平常的事。