swathe
US /swɑθ/
UK /sweɪð/
名詞
1.
區域, 地帶
a broad strip or area of something
範例:
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A vast swathe of land was covered in snow.
一大片區域的土地被雪覆蓋。
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The fire destroyed a wide swathe of forest.
大火燒毀了一大片區域的森林。
2.
草料, 割下的穀物
a line or ridge of grass or grain cut and laid by a scythe or mowing machine
範例:
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The farmer left a neat swathe of cut hay.
農民留下了一排整齊的割下的草料。
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The combine harvester cut a wide swathe through the wheat field.
聯合收割機在麥田裡割出了一道寬闊的草料。
動詞
1.
包裹, 纏繞
wrap in several layers of fabric
範例:
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The nurse carefully swathed the baby in a blanket.
護士小心翼翼地用毯子包裹著嬰兒。
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He swathed his injured arm in bandages.
他用繃帶纏繞著受傷的手臂。
2.
割, 收割
cut a swathe of (grass or crop)
範例:
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The machine can swathe a field in a matter of hours.
這台機器可以在幾個小時內割完一塊田地。
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They used scythes to swathe the tall grass.
他們用鐮刀割高草。