swathe
柯林斯詞典
1. N-COUNT A swathe of land is a long strip of land. (土地的)一長條; 一長片[usu N 'of' n]
Year by year great swathes of this small nation's countryside disappear. 這個小國家的鄉(xiāng)村面積正逐年成片地大量消失。
2. N-COUNT A swathe of cloth is a long strip of cloth, especially one that is wrapped around someone or something. (包裹用布料)一長條[usu N 'of' n]
...swathes of white silk. ...幾條白色絲緞。
3. V-T To swathe someone or something in cloth means to wrap them in it completely. (用布料)把…包裹住
She swathed her enormous body in thin black fabrics. 她用薄薄的黑色織物裹住了她巨大的身軀。
His head was swathed in bandages made from a torn sheet. 他的頭上纏滿了許多用床單撕成的繃帶。
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swathe /swe?e/ (swathing,swathed,swathes)
劍橋詞典
swathe noun (AREA)
[ 可數(shù)名詞：有復數(shù)形式的名詞 ]a long strip or large area especially of land
長條區(qū)域，大塊區(qū)域；（尤指）長條田地，大塊田地
Huge swathes of rainforest are being cleared for farming and mining . 為了耕種和采礦，大片大片的雨林被砍伐。
[ 單數(shù)名詞 ] literary
a large part of something that includes several different things
部分；范圍
These people represent a broad /wide swathe of public opinion . 這些人代表了廣大人民的意見。
swathe noun (CLOTH)
[ 可數(shù)名詞：有復數(shù)形式的名詞 ]a long strip of cloth
繃帶，布條，帶子
His head was wrapped in swathes of bandages . 他的頭上纏著繃帶。 返回 swathe