swathe

英 [sweɪð]

美 [sweɪð]

n.  (尤指割了庄稼的)一长条田地; 一长条; 一长片
v.  包; 裹; 覆盖

复数：swathes　过去式：swathed　过去分词：swathed　第三人称单数：swathes　

TEM8

Collins.1 / BNC.14208 / COCA.20881

习惯用语

n.

cut a swathe through sth
• 把（某地的一片）夷为平地；使…大部分遭受破坏
  to pass through a particular area destroying a large part of it

牛津词典

noun

• （尤指割了庄稼的）一长条田地
  a long strip of land, especially one on which the plants or crops have been cut
  1. The combine had cut a swathe around the edge of the field.
     联合收割机把庄稼绕田边割了一长条。
  2. Development has affected vast swathes of our countryside.
     开发建设影响了乡村广大地区。
• 一长条；一长片
  a large strip or area of sth
  1. The mountains rose above a swathe of thick cloud.
     群峰耸立在云海之上。

verb

• 包；裹；覆盖
  to wrap or cover sb/sth in sth
  1. He was lying on the hospital bed, swathed in bandages.
     他裹着绷带，躺在医院的病床上。

柯林斯词典

The noun is also spelled swath.


• N-COUNT (土地的)一长条，一长片
  Aswathe ofland is a long strip of land.
  1. On May 1st the army took over another swathe of territory...
     军队在5月1号又接管了另一长条领土。
  2. Year by year great swathes of this small nation's countryside disappear.
     年复一年,这个小国家的乡村面积正在一片片地大量消失。
• N-COUNT 一长条(尤指用来包裹某人或某物的布料)
  Aswathe ofcloth is a long strip of cloth, especially one that is wrapped around someone or something.
  1. ...swathes of white silk.
     几条白丝缎
• VERB (用布料)把…包裹住，把…围住
  Toswathesomeone or somethingincloth means to wrap them in it completely.
  1. She swathed her enormous body in thin black fabrics...
     她用薄薄的黑色织物裹住了自己硕大的身躯。
  2. His head was swathed in bandages made from a torn sheet.
     他的头上缠满了一层层用床单撕成的绷带。
• PHRASE 使遭到严重破坏;使发生巨变
  If a person or thingcuts a swathe throughsomething, they pass through it causing great destruction or change.
  1. The storm cut a swathe through southern England...
     风暴重创了英格兰南部。
  2. Keegan's team have been cutting an irresistible swathe through the first division.
     基冈的球队在甲级赛中所向披靡。

英英释义

noun

• an enveloping bandage
  Synonym:wrapping

verb

• wrap in swaddling clothes
  1. swaddled the infant
  Synonym:swaddle

双语例句

• I love to swathe myself in silk.
  我爱穿真丝服装。
• She swathed her enormous body in thin black fabrics
  她用薄薄的黑色织物裹住了自己硕大的身躯。
• Bureaucratic blunders have cost the economy dearly, and Japan needs a swathe of reforms to trade and competition without which the economy will continue to disappoint.
  政府部门犯下的一系列错误使日本经济损失惨重。日本现在需要一系列贸易和竞争机制改革，否则的话，日本经济将继续令人失望。
• The height of a swathe of the Himalayas has dropped by around one metre as a result of the devastating Nepal earthquake, scientists say.
  科学家指出，在尼泊尔大地震后，喜马拉雅山脉下降了大约1米。
• In towns and villages across a swathe of Sichuan, heart-rending scenes were played out as grief-stricken families searched for missing loved ones.
  在城镇和村庄，跨越大片四川，心rending场面发挥出作为悲痛受灾家庭寻找失踪的亲人。
• Bill tried to show off and cut a big swathe with ann.
  比尔想露一手，给安留下一个好印象。
• Last year, ash clouds from another Icelandic volcano led to the closure of a huge swathe of airspace across Europe and chaos at airports around the world.
  去年，冰岛另外一座火山喷发形成的火山灰导致欧洲大范围空中交通关闭，引发全世界机场的混乱。
• Year by year great swathes of this small nation's countryside disappear.
  年复一年，这个小国家的乡村面积正在一片片地大量消失。
• The trend points to a much bigger pattern developing in the capital markets, not just in the loan space, but a swathe of other asset classes as well.
  此种趋势表明了在资本市场不仅仅是贷款领域，还包括许多其它资产类别正在出现的一种模式。
• They wanted the president to "demilitarise" a swathe of territory to allow talks.
  他们希望总统开辟一块“安全地带”来进行和谈。