摘要：sweep through(v.+adv.)轻易地通过pass sth, as an examination easily〔说明〕 sweep through常不用于进行体。

sweep through字面含义：因……而哭泣

She swept through anger.

她因气愤而哭了。

各种引申含义用法：

1. sweep through(v.+adv.)
轻易地通过pass sth, as an examination easily
〔说明〕 sweep through常不用于进行体。

▲ sweep through

John thought that he would fail his driving test again, but this time, to his own surprise, he swept through.

约翰以为他还是通不过驾驶考试，可出乎他意料之外，他没费劲就通过了。
2.weep through(v.+prep.)

▲ sweep through sth

1. 扫过…，掠过… ，疾驰而过…，(cause to) pass smoothly through (sth)
Can you hear the wind sweeping through the branches?

你能听到风掠过树枝的声音吗?

A cold wind swept through the north.

寒风席卷北方。

An icy wind swept through the streets

一阵寒风扫过街道。

2. 迅速传遍于… ；(事件、思想、信仰、恐慌、灾害等)迅速传播,席卷

(of a fashion, disease, story, etc.) be passed quickly among (large numbers of people); pass quickly through (a place)

If events, ideas, or beliefs sweep through a place, they spread quickly through it.如：

A flu epidemic is sweeping through Moscow.

流感正在莫斯科迅速蔓延。
〔说明〕 sweep through作此解时，常不用于被动结构。
The fire swept through the business area of the city.

火在该市商业区很快蔓延开了。
The news swept through the village like fire.

那消息像火一样在村中蔓延。

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

山雨欲来风满楼。

Panic swept through the swimmers as they saw the shark approaching.

游泳的人看见鲨鱼靠近时一片惊慌。

Two firemen were hurt in a blaze which swept through a tower block last night.

昨晚，一场大火吞噬了一座高层建筑，两位消防员被烧伤。

Over 25 people drowned when a schoolbus tried to cross a river and flood waters swept through.

一辆校车试图过河时遭遇洪水来袭，造成逾25人溺水身亡。

Technology's impact will fed like a tornado, hitting the rich world first, but eventually sweeping through poorer countries too.

科技的影响将像龙卷风一样蔓延,首先冲击发达国家,但最终也会席卷贫穷国家。

来源：翅膀英语