do the housework等同於do chores 做家務

1.wash/do the dishes 洗盤子刷碗;

2.wash out sinks/bathtub/toilet/living room 沖洗水槽/浴盆/廁所（馬桶）/起居室;

3.clean/sweep (the) floor 掃地;

4.dust furnitures 為傢俱除塵;

5.wipe windows/tables/chairs 擦玻璃/桌子/椅子;

6.cook meals do the cooking 做飯;/make dinner

7.make the bed 鋪床;

8.tidy (up) the room

9.arrange books on the shelf 整理書架上的書； 10洗衣服：wash the clothes/do the laundry 11.晾衣服：hang the clothes out 12擺放餐具set the table

sweep的短語：

sweep up(v.+adv.)

清掃 clean (a room), as with a brush

After all the guests had left,I swept up.客人都走後,我清掃了房間。

The poor women of the area were employed to sweep up after office hours.該地區的貧苦婦女們被僱來每天下班後打掃衛生。

clean sweep

1.完全消除,徹底肅清 completely clear away

I want to make a clean sweep of all the old books.我想清除所有的舊書。

He had to make a clean sweep of all his debts.他不得不償清全部債務。

2.壓倒優勢的勝利 completely win

He won the election by a clean sweep.他在選舉中大獲全勝。

sweep before(v.+prep.)

接連取得成功 be continuously successful

Jim won every race that afternoon, sweeping all before him.那天下午吉姆屢戰屢勝,在幾次賽跑中均名列第一。

sweep aside(v.+adv.)

1.推到一邊 push (sb/sth) to one side with a brush or one's hand

Sweeping all others aside, she pushed her way to the front.她把別人都推開,擠到了前邊。

2.不予考慮 refuse to pay attention to (sth)

He was so full of his own schemes, that he swept aside reasonable doubts.他很有一套自己的辦法,對別人合理的懷疑也不予理會。

sweep along(v.+adv.)

1.(使)輕快地前進 (cause to) move forward easily, as driven by the wind

With all the sails up, the little boat swept along in the pleasant wind.小舟張起全部風帆在和風中輕快地前進。

2.打動,感染 persuade (sb, usually a crowd) of the truth of one's speech

The speaker had the ability to sweep his listeners along with him.這個演說者有打動聽眾的能力