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swatheswathe1 /sweɪð / ( swath /swɑθ /) noun [countable] (formal) - a long strip of land, especially one on which the plants or crops have been cut（尤指割了庄稼的）一长条田地◆Development has affected vast swathes of our countryside.地产开发波及我们乡村广大地区。
- a large strip or area of something一长条；一长片◆a swathe of hair / fabric / sunlight一长片头发；一长条布料；一道阳光◆The mountains rose above a swathe of thick cloud.群峰耸立在云海之上。
 ●cut a swathe through sth(used about a person, fire, etc.) to pass through a particular area destroying a large part of it（人、火等）大肆破坏，所到之处严重摧毁◆Building the tunnel would involve cutting a huge swathe through the forest.修建这条隧道会毁坏一大片森林。
swatheswathe2 /sweɪð ; swɑθ / verb [transitive] (formal) (usually passive通常用被动语态) to wrap or cover someone or something in something包；裹；覆盖◆He was lying on the hospital bed, swathed in bandages.他裹着绷带，躺在医院的病床上。◆The village was swathed in early morning mist.村庄笼罩在清晨的雾霭之中。 |