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单词 swathe
释义
swathe
swð swɑːð sweɪð swɑð
Word forms: plural , 3rd person singular present tense swathes, present participle swathing, past tense , past participle swathed
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
  • On May 1st the army took over another swathe of territory.

    军队在51号又接管了另一长条领土。

  • 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)
  • ...swathes of white silk. [+ of]

    几条白丝缎

3 VERB (用布料)包裹住,把围住 To swathe someone or something in cloth means to wrap them in it completely. (用布料)包裹住,把围住
  • She swathed her enormous body in thin black fabrics. [VERB noun + in]

    她用薄薄的黑色织物裹住了自己硕大的身躯。

  • His head was swathed in bandages made from a torn sheet. [be VERB-ed]

    他的头上缠满了一层层用床单撕成的绷带。

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
  • The storm cut a swathe through southern England.

    风暴重创了英格兰南部。

  • 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。

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