"brooms" in Chinese (Simplified)

• 扫帚

Definition

扫帚是一种清洁工具，有长柄和刷毛，用于扫地。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

“扫帚”为复数，一般与“扫地”等动词连用。在儿童故事里有时和女巫关联，但日常主要指清洁工具。

Examples

We bought new brooms for the house.

我们为家里买了新的**扫帚**。

The school keeps extra brooms in the closet.

学校在柜子里放了额外的**扫帚**。

Please use the brooms to clean the hallway.

请用**扫帚**清理走廊。

All the brooms were dirty after we swept the backyard.

我们扫完院子后，所有的**扫帚**都脏了。

There are never enough brooms during spring cleaning.

大扫除时，总是觉得**扫帚**不够用。

Kids sometimes pretend to fly on brooms like witches.

孩子们有时会像女巫一样假装骑着**扫帚**飞。