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

• These heavy bolters provide a storm of fire, to cut swathes through enemy infantry and light vehicles.
  这些重型爆矢枪喷吐的火网足以将任何敌人的步兵与轻装甲车辆撕成碎片。
• The Papuan development will involve clearing vast swathes of virgin rainforest, including additional areas for support facilities.
  巴布亚开发项目将涉及到清除大片原始雨林的工作，其中包括作为支持设施的额外区域。
• Gambling is the heart of Macao, employing swathes of the workforce and supplying by far the bulk of government revenues.
  博彩业是澳门的心脏，聘用了大量劳动力，迄今一直是澳门政府的重要收入来源。
• She swathes her face in a veil of decorative muslin.
  她用装饰性的薄纱遮住了脸。
• But as guarantees, both explicit and implicit, are withdrawn, the hope is that self-discipline will be imposed on banks, not just swathes of new regulation.
  但随着政府收回明确和含蓄的担保，我们希望银行业能懂得自律，而不仅仅是换一套新规则。
• What applies with champagne applies across whole swathes of industries: the top end is suffering.
  香槟酒的遭遇正在所有行业内上演：高端市场正受到影响。
• 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。
• Moreover, for "wasteland", like swathes of Tawa's mountain slopes, auctions are common.
  而且，对于“荒地”，正如塔洼山坡上的土地，拍卖很常见。
• The event shut down swathes of Madison Avenue and Bond Street.
  本次盛典封锁了麦迪逊大道和邦德街。
• Mr Pitera has ideas for how Detroit might use its swathes of abandoned land, whether for farms or artists, theatres or wind projects.
  Pitera已就如何利用废弃土地有了主意，可用作农田或者艺术馆，剧院或者风力项目。