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
- N-COUNT (土地的)一长条,一长片
Aswathe ofland is a long strip of land.- 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。 - 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。
- On May 1st the army took over another swathe of territory...
- 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.- ...swathes of white silk.
几条白丝缎
- ...swathes of white silk.
- VERB (用布料)把…包裹住,把…围住
Toswathesomeone or somethingincloth means to wrap them in it completely.- 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。 - 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。
- She swathed her enormous body in thin black fabrics...
- 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.- 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。
- The storm cut a swathe through southern England...
The noun is also spelled swath.
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。 - 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。 - The resulting economic shrinkage is leaving large swathes of property in negative equity.
随之而来的经济萎缩,使大量房地产都变成了负资产。 - 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。 - A cold wave sweeping across large swathes of China has forced power rationing in some provinces.
侵袭我国多个地区的寒潮已导致部分省份拉闸限电。 - 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。 - 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 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。 - Swathes of the country now appear to be out of Gaddafi's control.
这个国家相当大的一部分看起来已经脱离了卡扎菲的控制。 - 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。