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swoopstaken. sweepstake,i. e. taking all the stakes in a game at once; sweeping up everything withoutdiscrimination门前清,(指)在一次赌博中独赢全部赌注;(转义)不分青红皂白扫荡一切。 △ Ham. 4. 5. 140(142): “is’twrit in your revenge / That,swoopstake,you willdraw both friend and foe,/ Winner and loser?”在你的报仇计划当中,你是不是不分敌友,不论胜负,一网打尽? (按:swoopstake,另解为ad. in a clean sweep,indiscrimi-nately,“一扫而光地,不加区别地”。) |