Old English swæð, swaðu "track, footstep, trace, scar, vestige," from Proto-Germanic *swathan, *swatho (cognates: Old Frisian swethe "boundary made by a scythe," Middle Dutch swade, Dutch zwade, German Schwad "a row of cut grass"); of uncertain origin. Meaning "a mown crop lying on the ground" is from early 14c.; that of "space covered by the single cut of a scythe" emerged late 15c., and that of "a strip, lengthwise extent" is from c. 1600.
实用例句
1. The storm cut a wide swath through the town.
暴风雨席卷全城,造成很大的破坏.来自《现代英汉综合大词典》
2. The effect of velocity on the longitudinal motion of SWATH ship in irregular waves is researched.
根据切片理论编制了SWATH船在规则波及不规则波中的纵向运动理论预报程序.来自互联网
3. The tornado cut a swath through the town.
龙卷风袭击该镇,留下破坏的痕迹.来自辞典例句
4. A swath of moonlight in the long garden was mottled over with dark shadows.
长条的天井里露出一段月光,中间再涂上一些黑影.来自汉英文学 - 家（1-26） - 家（1-26）
5. That singer cut a swath on the stage in the small town.
