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

• Fires damaged huge swathes of southern spain.
  大火毁坏了西班牙南部的大片地区。
• When the particles are swept towards the poles and react with ions in the atmosphere, the result creates Mother Nature's amazing light show as vivid swathes of bright colour shoot across the night sky.
  当这些粒子被太阳风扫射向南北极并与大气层中的离子发生反应时，生动明亮光线会划过夜空，就像是自然精彩的灯光表演。
• But as guarantees, both explicit and implicit, are withdrawn, the hope is that self-discipline will be imposed on banks, not just swathes of new regulation.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。
• He is clear about the need for the state to stay in control of so-called strategic sectors which, in China, translates into large swathes of the economy.
  他明确表示，国家需要保持对所谓战略行业的控制权，这些行业在中国经济中占据了很大的比重。
• 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。
• The proposals would limit the size of the future investor base for complex financial products, bring large swathes of the derivatives markets into regulators 'sights and require banks to spend significantly more on technology and risk management.
  提议将限制未来复杂金融产品的投资者基础，将大片衍生品市场纳入监管机构的视野，并要求银行在技术和风险管理方面大举加大投入。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。