broom
A cleaning tool consisting of a long handle attached to a bundle of stiff fibers or bristles, used for sweeping floors. It also refers to a group of yellow-flowered shrubs in the pea family, whose branches were historically bundled together to create the sweeping implement.
Beispiele
3 von 5I need to grab the broom to sweep up the crumbs under the kitchen table.
I should use the sweeping tool to clean the food pieces from the floor.
The facility manager requested a high-grade industrial broom for the warehouse maintenance.
The manager asked for a heavy-duty floor cleaner for the storage area.
Just leave the broom in the corner; I'll get to the cleaning later.
Put the sweeper aside for now, and I will clean up another time.
Gegenteile
Wortfamilie
Merkhilfe
Remember: A **Broom** is used to clean your **Room**.
Schnelles Quiz
After the glass broke, she used a ___ and a dustpan to clear the floor.
Richtig!
Die richtige Antwort ist: broom
Beispiele
I need to grab the broom to sweep up the crumbs under the kitchen table.
everydayI should use the sweeping tool to clean the food pieces from the floor.
The facility manager requested a high-grade industrial broom for the warehouse maintenance.
formalThe manager asked for a heavy-duty floor cleaner for the storage area.
Just leave the broom in the corner; I'll get to the cleaning later.
informalPut the sweeper aside for now, and I will clean up another time.
In botanical studies, the Scotch broom is often analyzed for its invasive impact on local ecosystems.
academicResearchers study the broom plant to see how it affects the environment negatively.
The new CEO acted like a new broom, restructuring the entire department within a week.
businessThe new leader made major changes quickly to improve the company's efficiency.
Gegenteile
Wortfamilie
Häufige Kollokationen
Häufige Phrasen
A new broom sweeps clean
A new leader or person in charge will make many changes to improve a situation.
To jump the broom
A cultural tradition signifying getting married, common in African-American and Celtic history.
Fly on a broomstick
A common mythological image of how witches travel.
Wird oft verwechselt mit
A bloom is a flower or the process of flowering, whereas a broom is a tool for cleaning.
Nutzungshinweise
While primarily used as a noun for the tool, 'broom' can also refer to the botanical shrub. In modern English, 'broom' as a verb is rare; 'sweep' is the preferred action word.
Häufige Fehler
Learners sometimes use 'brush' and 'broom' interchangeably, but a broom specifically has a long handle for floor cleaning, while brushes are usually smaller and hand-held.
Merkhilfe
Remember: A **Broom** is used to clean your **Room**.
Wortherkunft
From Old English 'brōm', which was the name of a yellow-flowered shrub whose twigs were bundled to make sweepers.
Grammatikmuster
Kultureller Kontext
In many cultures, the broom is a symbol of domesticity, and in folklore, it is famously associated with witches and magic.
Schnelles Quiz
After the glass broke, she used a ___ and a dustpan to clear the floor.
Richtig!
Die richtige Antwort ist: broom
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