broom
noun /bruːm/
/bruːm/
Idioms - enlarge image[countable] a brush on the end of a long handle, used for sweeping floors
扫把；扫帚 - Grab a broom and let’s clean up.
拿起扫帚，我们来大扫除吧。
Collocations Dictionaryadjective- witch’s
- stiff
- sweep something with
- use
- grab
- …
- closet
- cupboard
- handle
- …
- broom and dustpan
- dustpan and broom
- Grab a broom and let’s clean up.
- [uncountable] a wild bush with small yellow flowers
金雀花（野生，开小黄花）
词源Old English brōm (in sense (2)), of Germanic origin; related to Dutch braam, also to bramble.
Idioms
a new broom
- (British English, often disapproving) a person who has just started to work for an organization, department, etc., especially in a senior job, and who is likely to make a lot of changes
新就职者；（尤指）刚上任的新官 - Well, you know what they say—a new broom sweeps clean.
唉，你知道他们说什么，新官上任三把火。
- Well, you know what they say—a new broom sweeps clean.