| 单词 | swathe |
| 释义 | swathe (sweɪð , US swɑːð ) Word forms: swathes , swathing , swathed language note: The noun is also spelled swath. 1. countable noun A swathe of land is a long strip of land. On May 1st the army took over another swathe of territory. Year by year great swathes of this small nation's countryside disappear. 2. countable noun A swathe of cloth is a long strip of cloth, especially one that is wrapped around someone or something. ...swathes of white silk. [+ of] 3. verb To swathe someone or something in cloth means to wrap them in it completely. She swathed her enormous body in thin black fabrics. [VERB noun + in] His head was swathed in bandages made from a torn sheet. [be VERB-ed] Synonyms: wrap, drape, envelop, bind 4. cut a swathe through sth phrase [VERB inflects, PHRASE noun] If a person or thing cuts a swathe through something, they pass through it causing great destruction or change. The storm cut a swathe through southern England. Keegan's team have been cutting an irresistible swathe through the first division. Collocations: broad swathe In essence, each label, each disorder provides an opening to examine a broad swathe of history and biography. The Times Literary Supplement This would require memorising a broad swathe of the road map along the route. Times, Sunday Times He has left an economy in near terminal decline and a broad swathe of the electorate angrily disenfranchised. Times, Sunday Times It seems to appeal: pollsters say she has gained ground among a broad swathe of unhappy voters. Times, Sunday Times That's the broad swathe, anyway. Times, Sunday Times Translations: Chinese: 一长条 Japanese: 広がり |
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