swathes

英 [sweɪðz]

美 [sweɪðz]

n.  (尤指割了庄稼的)一长条田地; 一长条; 一长片
v.  包; 裹; 覆盖
swathe的第三人称单数和复数

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。

双语例句

• She swathes her face in a veil of decorative muslin.
  她用装饰性的薄纱遮住了脸。
• The fire reduced vast swathes of the city to ruins.
  大火使城里大片地方成为废墟。
• 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。
• Millions of people in Asia will see the longest total solar eclipse this century as swathes of India and China are plunged into darkness.
  亚洲数百万人将会看到本世纪持续时间最长的一次日全食，届时印度和中国将会被笼罩在黑暗之中。
• In these places, large swathes of industry ( transportation, banking, retail, construction and manufacturing) are under the control of the overseas Chinese.
  在这些地方，大量产业（交通、银行、零售、建筑和制造业）都由海外华人控制。
• The manufacture of traditional delicacies, ornaments and medicinal ingredients has helped to cut swathes through populations of sharks, elephants, seahorses and other species across the world and that demand is only expected to increase.
  传统美食、饰品及药材的制作，助长了对鲨鱼、大象、海马和世界上其它物种的捕杀，而这种需求预计只会增长，不会下降。
• All 10 major sectors are expected to record lower profits, with basic materials, energy and financials leading the retreat, as the global economic downturn and tough financing markets take their toll on vast swathes of corporate America.
  由于全球经济衰退和融资市场形势严峻影响众多美国企业，预计10个主要行业的利润都会下降。基础材料、能源和金融部门将处于降幅前列。
• Large swathes of China is seismically unstable, although most earthquakes occur in the relatively sparsely populated western regions.
  中国有大面积国土位于地震多发地带，不过多数地震都发生在人烟稀少的西部地区。
• Artificial auroras lit up the night across swathes of ocean.
  人工造成的极光照亮了大洋上广阔的夜空。
• Fires damaged huge swathes of southern spain.
  大火毁坏了西班牙南部的大片地区。