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

• Gambling is the heart of Macao, employing swathes of the workforce and supplying by far the bulk of government revenues.
  ***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。
• The resulting economic shrinkage is leaving large swathes of property in negative equity.
  随之而来的经济萎缩，使大量房地产都变成了负资产。
• Rizal used a door latch he found to prise open coconuts floating by amid swathes of debris.
  在树上的日子里，里萨尔用一把门锁敲开偶尔漂到他身边的椰果为食。
• 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。
• The rebels control swathes of land in the north and east, where the regime shells towns and villages and sends its aircraft to bomb military and civilian targets.
  自由军占据了北部和东部大片的土地，而政府军以城镇与乡村为掩护，并且派出飞机炸毁军事目标和民众。
• The couple wore matching traditional Malay dress, with the bride's veil constructed of swathes of intricate lace.
  这对新婚夫妇穿着配套的传统的马来服饰，新娘的头纱由大片精致的蕾丝构成。
• 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。
• She swathes her face in a veil of decorative muslin.
  她用装饰性的薄纱遮住了脸。
• 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。
• Fires damaged huge swathes of southern spain.
  大火毁坏了西班牙南部的大片地区。