Definition
扫视 means 'to sweep one's eyes over' — a quick, scanning glance across a space or group, not a focused stare. It's a transitive verb that takes the thing being scanned as its object (扫视周围 'scan the surroundings'). The character 扫 literally means 'to sweep', so the image is like a broom moving across a surface. You can also use it with 了一下 to emphasize the brief, one-time nature of the glance.
v.
to sweep one's eyes overto scan (a space, crowd, or text)
Examples
- ，扫视。Tā zǒu jìn jiàoshì, sǎo le suǒyǒu xuéshēng yì yǎn.He walked into the classroom and swept his eyes over all the students.
- 扫视，。Jǐngchá sǎo le yíxià sìzhōu, méiyǒu fāxiàn yìcháng.The police scanned the surroundings and found nothing unusual.
- 扫视，。Tā kuàisù sǎo le wénjiàn, ránhòu qiān le zì.She quickly scanned the document and then signed it.
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