swathe¹

/sweɪð/

n.

(pl. swathes /sweɪðz/ or swaths /sweɪðz, swɒθs/ )

cut a swathe through
pass through (an area) causing destruction or upheaval.
cut a wide swathe
N. Amer. attract much attention.

OE swæth, swathu ‘track, trace’, of W. Gmc origin.

swathe²

/sweɪð/

v.

wrap in several layers of fabric.

n.

a strip of material in which something is wrapped.

OE swath- (n.), swathian (v.); cf. swaddle.

以上來源於：《簡明牛津英語詞典》