Wintry weather continues to sweep across Britain...是什么意思？

Wintry weather continues to sweep across Britain...

寒冷的天气继续席卷整个英国。

wintry

adj. 冬天的，冬天似的，寒冷的，风雪交加的；

例句
The sun slid behind trees, its last light diffused by wintry branches.
太阳躲到了树后，余晖透过冬日的树枝洒落下来。

weather

n. 天气， 气象，暴风雨；vt.& vi. 晒干， 风化；vt. 平安渡过， 挨过，[地]使风化；

例句
This type of weather is apt to be more common in winter.
这种天气在冬季往往更为常见。

continues

v. 继续，连续( continue的第三人称单数 )，持续，逗留，停留；

例句
The calls for reform come as intense debate continues among the leadership over the next five-year economic plan...
领导层继续在为下一个五年经济计划激烈争论之际，有人发出了改革的呼声。

to

prep. 向，朝着，到，关于，属于；adv. 朝一个方向的，到某种状态，关闭；

例句
I suggest you leave it to an expert...
我建议你把它留给专家来解决。

sweep

vt. 打扫，清理，扫除，彻底搜索，掠过；vi. 打扫，扫过，蜿蜒，大范围伸展；n. 打扫，延伸，挥动，全胜；

例句
The anti-drug sweep had netted nearly 900 kilogrammes of cocaine.
扫毒行动已缴获了近900千克的可卡因。

across

prep. 穿过，横穿，横过，与…交叉，在…对面；adv. 横过，越过，在对面，交叉，斜对面；

例句
Households accumulate wealth across a broad spectrum of assets...
家庭在以各种各样的资产形式积累财富。

Britain

n. 不列颠，英国；

例句
Recycling is an issue that has come of age in Britain in the last decade.
回收利用是上个十年中被英国民众广泛认可的观念。