| 单词 | swath |
| 释义 | swath (once / 5658 pages) n A swath was originally the long narrow space created by a single swing of a scythe in a field of grass or corn as the cutter moved through it. Nowadays it is used more figuratively to mean any kind of path someone makes. The figurative use of swath has nonphysical senses as well, as in the term "a significant swath of the population believes..." Or if someone is trying to attract attention to themselves, or is making quite a public stir, they might be said to be "cutting a swath through the business world" or "cutting a swath on the dance floor." Hopefully, neither of the latter involves using scythes. WORD FAMILYswath: swaths USAGE EXAMPLESA group of nations that included the United States, China and Russia also agreed to protect a vast swath of pristine, life-supporting ocean off Antarctica. Washington Post(Dec 30, 2016) Lawmakers will then spend the next few months working on legislation canceling broad swaths of the law. Seattle Times(Dec 31, 2016) Large swaths of the western city of Ramadi were destroyed in the offensive to wrest it from IS control. Seattle Times(Dec 30, 2016) 1n a path or strip (as cut by one course of mowing) Syn|Hyper belt course, path, track a line or route along which something travels or moves 2n the space created by the swing of a scythe or the cut of a mowing machine Hyper space an empty area (usually bounded in some way between things) |
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