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Meaning of 扫荡

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扫 sǎo 荡 dàng (Trad.: 掃蕩)
to root out; to wipe out
Example Sentences
1
我应该扫荡撒玛利亚
,
并把亚哈族的所有来往的朋友都杀掉
。
I shall storm Samaria and I shall kill all Ahab' s close friends!
2
他用枪瞄准附近的一片灌木丛
,
一串子弹把灌木丛的草丛扫荡殆尽
。
He aimed it at a bush nearby and watched a stream of bullets blow the bush into oblivion.
3
欧文斯夫妇一度请求美国政府为他们的村庄扫荡行动提供财政支持
。
The Owenses at one point asked the U. S. government to provide financial support for their village sweeps.
4
阿德尔森的银行账户已经被衰退扫荡的差不多了
,
但他最后一段唱的还很不错
。
The last part, Adelson, whose bank account has been pretty much wiped out by the recession, sings. And rather well.
5
“
印第安扫荡
”
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也削弱了任何在防卫和统一方面的希望
,
并导致殖民地的人口逐步下降
。
Furthermore, "Indian raids" also weakened any hopes of defense and unification, and gradually the population of the colony declined.