swathe
vt. 用布裹,缠; 包裹或压缩
n. 带子,绷带,包装品; “swath”的变体; 包扎绷带,包布
A swathe of land 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。
A swathe of cloth is a long strip of cloth, especially one that is wrapped around someone or something.
...swathes of white silk.
几条白丝缎
To swathe someone or something in cloth 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。
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...
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。
1. an enveloping bandage
1. wrap in swaddling clothes;
cut a swathe through
横扫而过(造成破坏,改变);夷为平地
cut a wide swath
(美)炫耀,招摇过市,出风头
The credit crunch is a swathe through the US financial sector.
信用紧缩对美国财政部门产生了巨大轰动.
A huge swathe of Dantewada, where no roads penetrate the forest, remains outside the government's control.
丹德瓦达地区辽阔而狭长, 森林中没有一条公路, 可谓是天高皇帝远.
His mother in the house looked out of and swathe two get closer and closer.
他的妈妈从家里往外看,正巧看到小男孩和鳄鱼越来越接近.
Fierce internal rows , plus a swathe of corruption scandals, led to the dismissal of the government.
最终, 矛盾激烈的政府内骚乱加之众多的腐败丑闻导致了乌克兰政府的解散.
Bill tried to show off and cut a big swathe with Ann.
比尔想露一手,给安留下一个好印象.