noun🔗Share扫帚，笤帚 A domestic utensil with fibers bound together at the end of a long handle, used for sweeping."My grandmother used a broom to sweep the porch before she sat down for coffee. "我奶奶在喝咖啡前，用扫帚把门廊打扫干净了。utensilutilityitemthingChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share冰壶刷，扫帚 An implement with which players sweep the ice to make a stone travel further and curl less; a sweeper."The curler used the broom to sweep the ice, helping his teammate's stone travel farther down the rink. "冰壶运动员用冰壶刷清扫冰面，帮助队友的冰壶滑得更远。sportutensilChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share金雀花， 扫帚菜 Any of several yellow-flowered shrubs of the family Fabaceae, in the tribe Genisteae, including genera Cytisus, Genista, and Spartium, with long, thin branches and small or few leaves."The gardener planted a broom shrub near the back fence. "园丁在后院的篱笆附近种了一棵金雀花灌木。plantnatureChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share枪，火器。 A gun, because it is more or less long, held similarly to a besom and “cleans” what is in front."The old man used his broom to clear the debris from the garden path. "那老头儿用他的“扫帚”清理花园小径上的碎屑 (这里的“扫帚”指枪).weaponmilitarywarChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share扫，清扫。 To sweep with a broom."I need to broom the floor after the children made a mess with their toys. "孩子们把玩具弄得乱七八糟的，我得用扫帚把地板扫一扫。utensilactionutilityChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share用扫帚涂抹，用刮板刮平 (roofing) To improve the embedding of a membrane by using a broom or squeegee to smooth it out and ensure contact with the adhesive under the membrane."The roofer used a broom to broom the roofing membrane, ensuring good adhesion to the sealant. "屋顶工先用扫帚涂抹屋顶防水卷材，再用刮板刮平，确保它与密封剂充分粘合。propertyarchitecturebuildingtechnicalChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share火烤刮除，烧刮。 To clean (e.g. a ship's bottom of clinging shells, seaweed, etc.) by the application of fire and scraping."The shipyard workers had to broom the hull of the old fishing boat to remove the barnacles and seaweed before applying fresh paint. "在刷上新油漆之前，造船厂的工人们必须火烤刮除旧渔船的船壳，以去除藤壶和海藻。nauticalsailingutilityChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
