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

• But as guarantees, both explicit and implicit, are withdrawn, the hope is that self-discipline will be imposed on banks, not just swathes of new regulation.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。
• The manufacture of traditional delicacies, ornaments and medicinal ingredients has helped to cut swathes through populations of sharks, elephants, seahorses and other species across the world and that demand is only expected to increase.
  传统美食、饰品及药材的制作，助长了对鲨鱼、大象、海马和世界上其它物种的捕杀，而这种需求预计只会增长，不会下降。
• She swathes her face in a veil of decorative muslin.
  她用装饰性的薄纱遮住了脸。
• 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。
• 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。
• Millions of people in Asia will see the longest total solar eclipse this century as swathes of India and China are plunged into darkness.
  亚洲数百万人将会看到本世纪持续时间最长的一次日全食，届时印度和中国将会被笼罩在黑暗之中。
• The couple wore matching traditional Malay dress, with the bride's veil constructed of swathes of intricate lace.
  这对新婚夫妇穿着配套的传统的马来服饰，新娘的头纱由大片精致的蕾丝构成。
• 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。
• What applies with champagne applies across whole swathes of industries: the top end is suffering.
  香槟酒的遭遇正在所有行业内上演：高端市场正受到影响。