swath
[swˈɑθ] /ˈswäth How to pronounce swath (audio) ˈswȯth/ (ame, mw)
swath — 名詞
1. a wide stretch or belt of ground, often forming a large continuous part of a lan
大片區域
地面上的寬闊連續地帶
a wide stretch or belt of ground, often forming a large continuous part of a landscape
A vast swath of desert stretched between the two mountain ranges.
兩座山脈之間，橫亙著一片廣闊的沙漠地帶。
collocation: swath of + landscape noun (desert, forest, land)
Wildfires destroyed a broad swath of forest north of the highway.
野火燒毀了公路以北的一大片森林。
The new road cuts a wide swath through farmland that was once quiet.
新公路在曾經寧靜的農地上，切出了一條寬闊的通道。
From the plane, Jessica could see a green swath of rice paddies below.
從飛機上，Jessica 看見下方一片翠綠的稻田。
The storm left a swath of flattened crops across the valley floor.
暴風雨過後，谷地上留下了一大片倒伏的作物。
2. the strip of field cut in one pass by a reaping tool or combine harvester, toget
刈幅；收割帶
一次割刈留下的作物軌跡
the strip of field cut in one pass by a reaping tool or combine harvester, together with the mown stalks and ears resting on it
Ezra swung the scythe and left a clean swath of cut barley behind him.
Ezra 揮動鐮刀，身後留下一道乾淨的大麥刈痕。
The combine harvester cut a swath twelve metres wide through the wheat.
聯合收割機在小麥田中割出了一條十二公尺寬的刈幅。
Farm workers tied the fallen grain into bundles, swath by swath.
農場工人把倒下的穀物一束一束捆好，沿著刈痕逐條前進。
A single swath of mown alfalfa lay drying under the afternoon sun.
一道割好的苜蓿在午後的陽光下晾曬著。
Trang walked along the swath, gathering what the machine had missed.
Trang 沿著刈痕走，撿拾收割機遺漏的部分。
用法筆記
Also appears in the figurative phrase 'cut a wide swath' (behaving in a way that attracts notice), which extends the farming image to social contexts.
3. a broad portion or segment of a group, population, or subject area that takes in
廣大層面
涵蓋多個不同部分的廣泛範圍
a broad portion or segment of a group, population, or subject area that takes in many different elements at once
Mayor Okonkwo's rent-control proposal angered a wide swath of voters across the city's northern suburbs.
市長 Okonkwo 的租金管制提案激怒了城市北郊廣大層面的選民。
collocation: wide swath of + group noun (voters, listeners)
Yuki's blend of jazz and folk music appeals to a broad swath of listeners, from teenagers to pensioners.
Yuki 融合爵士與民謠的音樂吸引了從青少年到退休人士的廣大聽眾群體。
An outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease affected a significant swath of the cattle population in County Meath.
一場口蹄疫疫情影響了 Meath 郡相當大範圍的牛群。
A growing swath of staff at the Fujitsu office in Osaka now prefer to work from home.
大阪富士通辦公室裡，越來越多的員工現在偏好在家工作。
Professor Adebayo's latest book covers an impressive swath of European history, from the fall of Rome to the Renaissance.
Adebayo 教授的最新著作涵蓋了歐洲歷史的廣闊範圍，從羅馬帝國衰亡一直到文藝復興時期。
- segment
more neutral; any divided part without the sense of breadth
- portion
suggests an allocated share rather than a broad sweep
- cross-section
emphasises variety contained within a representative sample
用法筆記
Common in journalism and formal writing. Subject is usually a collective or abstract category (voters, society, history, the economy).
4. a lengthy piece of woven material, often wound or wrapped around something
布幅；長布條
長條形的布料或織品
a lengthy piece of woven material, often wound or wrapped around something
The nurse wrapped a swath of clean linen around the burn.
護士用一條乾淨的亞麻布裹住燒傷處。
collocation: wrap/drape a swath of + fabric (linen, silk)
Gabriel tied a swath of deep blue silk around the wooden gift box.
Gabriel 用一條深藍色絲布纏繞住木質禮盒。
Sora draped a swath of embroidered cloth over the wooden table.
Sora 將一條繡花布披覆在木桌上。
A swath of red velvet hung from the balcony railing.
一條紅色天鵝絨布從陽臺欄杆上垂下。
The tailor cut a long swath of wool for the coat's lining.
裁縫剪下一長條羊毛布料，用來做大衣的內襯。
用法筆記
Now mostly literary or historical. Modern speakers more commonly say 'strip of cloth' or specify the item (bandage, sash, wrap).