The noun is also spelled swath.
1 N-COUNT (土地的)一长条,一长片 A swathe of land is a long strip of land. (土地的)一长条,一长片
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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。
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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。
2 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. 一长条(尤指用来包裹某人或某物的布料)
3 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. (用布料)把…包裹住,把…围住
SYN wrap, drape, envelop, bind
4 PHRASE [VERB inflects, PHRASE n] 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. 使遭到严重破坏;使发生巨变
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