| 单词 | cut a swathe through something |
| 释义 | cut a swathe through somethingcut a swathe through something 1 literary to cause a lot of damage in a place or among a group of people 把〔某地〕夷为平地；给〔许多人〕造成严重破坏 A series of bribery scandals has cut a swathe through the government. 一连串的受贿丑闻使政府遭到重创。 Examples from the Corpus cut a swathe through something• They cut a swathe through the massed black-clad warriors, and then turning swiftly trampled back over their disorganized ranks.• Unemployment is cutting a wide swathe through the West. → cut a swathe through something at cut1(26) 2 DESTROYto destroy a large amount or part of something 把某物夷为平地；严重损毁某物 Examples from the Corpus cut a swathe through something• They cut a swathe through the massed black-clad warriors, and then turning swiftly trampled back over their disorganized ranks. → cut a swathe through something at swathe1(1) |
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