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swathe

美 [sweɪð]英 [sweɪð]
  • n.一长条;一长片;(尤指割了庄稼的)一长条田地
  • vt.覆盖;裹;包

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

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noun

1

(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

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。

Development has affected vast swathes of our countryside.

开发建设影响了乡村广大地区。

2

一长条;一长片
a large strip or area of sth

The mountains rose above a swathe of thick cloud.

群峰耸立在云海之上。

习语

to pass through a particular area destroying a large part of it

verb

formal包;裹;覆盖
to wrap or cover sb/sth in sth

He was lying on the hospital bed, swathed in bandages.

他裹着绷带,躺在医院的病床上。

swathe

频次

  • 2
    N-COUNT (土地的)一长条,一长片
    A swathe of land is a long strip of land.

    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。

  • 3
    N-COUNT 一长条(尤指用来包裹某人或某物的布料)
    A swathe of cloth is a long strip of cloth, especially one that is wrapped around someone or something.

    ...swathes of white silk.

    几条白丝缎

  • 4
    VERB (用布料)把…包裹住,把…围住
    To swathe someone or something in cloth means to wrap them in it completely.

    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。

  • 5
    PHRASE 使遭到严重破坏;使发生巨变
    If a person or thing cuts a swathe through something, they pass through it causing great destruction or change.

    The storm cut a swathe through southern England...

    风暴重创了英格兰南部。

noun

1
an enveloping bandage
Synonym: wrapping

verb

1
wrap in swaddling clothes
swaddled the infant
Synonym: swaddle

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  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. 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。

  3. Development has affected vast swathes of our countryside .

    开发建设影响了乡村广大地区。

  4. The mountains rose above a swathe of thick cloud .

    群峰耸立在云海之上。

  5. He was lying on the hospital bed , swathed in bandages .

    他裹着绷带,躺在医院的病床上。

  6. 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。

  7. 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。

  8. 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。

  9. The storm cut a swathe through southern England

    风暴重创了英格兰南部。

  10. 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。

  11. She swathes her face in a veil of decorative muslin .

    她用装饰性的薄纱遮住了脸。

  12. His chest was swathed in bandages .

    他的胸部缠着绷带。

  13. But their size has not protected them from the impacts of poaching or from the continued destruction of the vast swathes of interconnected habitat they need .

    但庞大的体型并不能保护它们免受偷猎的影响,也不能保护它们大片相互依存的栖息地免遭持续的破坏,这是它们生存所需的家园。

  14. Greek authorities ordered villages near the site of the ancient Olympic Games in the western Peloponnese to be evacuated as wildfires raged across the country , destroying swathes of forest and buildings .

    自8月3日后的一周,希腊山火此起彼伏,许多地区的居民不得不紧急撤离。野火肆虐全国,摧毁了大片森林和建筑,希腊当局下令西伯罗奔尼撒半岛古奥林匹亚附近的村庄进行疏散。

  15. The whole stage is swathed in ever ? changing light .

    整个舞台都被变幻的灯光所照耀着。

  16. Rushing through large swathes of new legislation is not the answer .

    草草通过大量新法规并不能解决问题。

  17. 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。

  18. The fire reduced vast swathes of the city to ruins .

    大火使城里大片地方成为废墟。

  19. 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。

  20. They swathed their too much power .

    赋予过多的神力给它们。

  21. Such a new approach could provide the private equity industry with a swathe of fresh capital from Asian countries .

    这种新方式可能为私人股本行业提供一批来自亚洲国家的新资金。

  22. Swathes of the country now appear to be out of Gaddafi 's control .

    这个国家相当大的一部分看起来已经脱离了卡扎菲的控制。

  23. The wheat is six or seven swathes in breadth .

    麦田有6、7幅宽。

  24. A cold wave sweeping across large swathes of China has forced power rationing in some provinces .

    侵袭我国多个地区的寒潮已导致部分省份拉闸限电。

  25. Relations between governments are often swathed in secrecy .

    政府间的关系常常是秘而不宣的。

  26. In recent days heatwaves have turned swathes of our country into furnaces .

    最近一段时间,热浪来袭,把我们国家的大片地区都变成了火炉。

  27. The storm cut a swathe through the forest .

    暴风雨把大片大片的森林夷为平地。

  28. 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。

  29. He came out of hospital with his leg still swathed in bandages .

    他离开了医院,腿仍裹在绷带中。

  30. Ministers plan to expand price controls for a broader swathe of generics .

    部长们计划扩大价格控释的范围,以包括大量的非专利药。

  • 习语

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