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.

  1. N-COUNT (土地的)一长条，一长片
    A swathe of land 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。
  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.
    1. ...swathes of white silk.
      几条白丝缎
  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.
    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。
  4. PHRASE 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.
    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。
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双语例句

  1. 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. She swathes her face in a veil of decorative muslin.
    她用装饰性的薄纱遮住了脸。
  3. When the particles are swept towards the poles and react with ions in the atmosphere, the result creates Mother Nature's amazing light show as vivid swathes of bright colour shoot across the night sky.
    当这些粒子被太阳风扫射向南北极并与大气层中的离子发生反应时，生动明亮光线会划过夜空，就像是自然精彩的灯光表演。
  4. 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。
  5. 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。
  6. 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。
  7. 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。
  8. And began to collect swathes of the gods and the top of the killed human soul and strength.
    并开始收集散落的众神和战死的人类中的佼佼者的灵魂和力量。
  9. 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。
  10. 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。
  11. 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。
  12. 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。
  13. 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。
  14. Rushing through large swathes of new legislation is not the answer.
    草草通过大量新法规并不能解决问题。
  15. The fire reduced vast swathes of the city to ruins.
    大火使城里大片地方成为废墟。
  16. The event shut down swathes of Madison Avenue and Bond Street.
    本次盛典封锁了麦迪逊大道和邦德街。
  17. 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。
  18. Fires damaged huge swathes of southern spain.
    大火毁坏了西班牙南部的大片地区。
  19. In these places, large swathes of industry ( transportation, banking, retail, construction and manufacturing) are under the control of the overseas Chinese.
    在这些地方，大量产业（交通、银行、零售、建筑和制造业）都由海外华人控制。
  20. 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。
  21. 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。
  22. Moreover, for "wasteland", like swathes of Tawa's mountain slopes, auctions are common.
    而且，对于“荒地”，正如塔洼山坡上的土地，拍卖很常见。
  23. Rizal used a door latch he found to prise open coconuts floating by amid swathes of debris.
    在树上的日子里，里萨尔用一把门锁敲开偶尔漂到他身边的椰果为食。
  24. Large swathes of China is seismically unstable, although most earthquakes occur in the relatively sparsely populated western regions.
    中国有大面积国土位于地震多发地带，不过多数地震都发生在人烟稀少的西部地区。
  25. Each year hundreds of volunteers and villagers plant four different varieties of rice in late May across huge swathes of paddy fields.
    志愿者和村民植物四个不同品种的水稻中的每一年五月下旬数以百计的巨大跨越大片稻田。
  26. 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。
  27. 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。
  28. The Papuan development will involve clearing vast swathes of virgin rainforest, including additional areas for support facilities.
    巴布亚开发项目将涉及到清除大片原始雨林的工作，其中包括作为支持设施的额外区域。
  29. Gambling is the heart of Macao, employing swathes of the workforce and supplying by far the bulk of government revenues.
    ***业是澳门的心脏，聘用了大量劳动力，迄今一直是澳门政府的重要收入来源。
  30. 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。
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