sweeper
sweeper — 名詞
- sweepersingular
- sweepersplural
1. A person who cleans streets, floors, or other surfaces by sweeping with a broom
清掃者
負責清掃的人或器具
A person who cleans streets, floors, or other surfaces by sweeping with a broom or brush; or a brush or small machine used to clean floors and carpets by moving across them and collecting dust and dirt.
Every morning at five, Yara waves to the street sweeper as she leaves for work.
每天早上五點，Yara 在出門上班時都會向街道清潔工揮手打招呼。
compound noun: street sweeper
Vivek bought a small carpet sweeper to clean up his children's art-project mess.
Vivek 買了一台小型地毯清掃機，用來清理孩子們美術作業留下的髒亂。
carpet sweeper as a manual/electric cleaning tool
The stadium has a night crew of sweepers who clean the stands after each game.
這座體育館有一組夜間清道班，每場比賽後負責打掃看台。
Kemi's grandmother still uses a manual carpet sweeper because she finds vacuum cleaners too noisy.
Kemi 的祖母仍然使用手動地毯清掃機，因為她覺得吸塵器太吵了。
A street sweeper rumbled down the quiet road at dawn, spraying water onto the pavement.
一輛街道清掃車在黎明過後轟隆隆地駛過寧靜的道路，邊走邊往路面灑水。
- cleaner
broader term — a cleaner may wash, dust, and mop, not just sweep
- janitor
specifically someone who cleans and maintains a building, often including sweeping
- brush
a handheld tool for sweeping; sweeper often implies a larger or mechanical device
- broom
the simplest hand-held sweeping tool; a sweeper is usually a more complex or mechanical version
用法筆記
When referring to a person, sweeper is often paired with a specific location or surface (street sweeper, floor sweeper). When referring to a tool, it is commonly preceded by an adjective describing the surface (carpet sweeper, road sweeper).
常見錯誤
2. In soccer, a defensive player positioned behind the main defenders whose role is
清道夫
足球後衛後方的防守球員
In soccer, a defensive player positioned behind the main defenders whose role is to stop any opposing player who gets past them and to clear the ball away from the goal area.
Coach Takeshi told Lakan to play sweeper because he read the game better than anyone.
Takeshi 教練要 Lakan 擔任清道夫，因為他是全隊閱讀比賽能力最強的球員。
soccer position: play as sweeper
The sweeper saw the striker's run and stepped forward to intercept the pass near goal.
清道夫看出了前鋒的跑位，便上前攔截傳球，不讓球接近球門。
Nikos's favourite player was a famous sweeper for AC Milan during the 1990s.
Nikos 最喜歡的球員是 1990 年代 AC 米蘭一位著名的清道夫。
When the sweeper cleared the ball off the goal line, the stadium crowd erupted.
當清道夫在球門線上把球清掉時，全場頓時歡聲雷動。
Modern teams rarely use a sweeper, preferring a flat back four defence instead.
現代的球隊很少使用清道夫，而是偏好四人平行後衛的防守陣型。
- libero
the Italian term for the same position, implying more freedom to move forward with the ball
- last defender
descriptive phrase focusing on the sweeper's position as the final outfield player before the goalkeeper
用法筆記
The sweeper position is most associated with European football (soccer) and was especially common in Italian and German defensive systems from the 1960s through the 1990s. The term is rarely used in American football or other sports.