wreathe

英 [riːð] 美[rið]
  • vt. 用花环装饰;将…做成花环;包围;覆盖
  • vi. 缭绕;成圈状;扭曲;环绕盘旋

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词态变化


第三人称单数: wreathes;过去式: wreathed;过去分词: wreathed;现在分词: wreathing;

英英释意


1. move with slow, sinuous movements
2. encircle with or as if with a wreath;
"Her face was wreathed with blossoms"
3. decorate or deck with wreathes;
"wreathe the grave site"
4. form into a wreath

英文词源


wreathe (v.)
1520s (transitive), a back-formation from wrethen, Middle English past participle of writhe. Intransitive sense from 1580s. Related: Wreathed; wreathing.

实用场景例句


The mountain tops were wreathed in mist.
山顶笼罩在薄雾之中。

牛津词典

(figurative)Her face was wreathed in smiles (= she was smiling a lot) .
她脸上乐开了花。

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smoke wreathing into the sky
袅袅升空的烟

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The ship was wreathed in smoke...
船笼罩在烟雾中。

柯林斯高阶英语词典

Fog wreathes the temples.
雾气笼罩着寺院。

柯林斯高阶英语词典

Its huge columns were wreathed with laurel and magnolia.
其巨大的立柱为月桂和木兰花所环绕。

柯林斯高阶英语词典

The local people used to wreathe the guest's head in leaves.
当地人过去常把树叶缠在宾客的头上.

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We have decided to wreathe flowers into ornaments for people's doors at Christmas time.
我们决定把花扎成装饰物供人们在圣诞期间挂在门上用.

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The girls choose their flower, wreathe themselves, and dance in the twilight.
女孩子们挑选了花朵, 用花环打扮自己, 然后在黄昏时跳舞.

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She likes to wreathe flowers into ornaments when she is free.
她有时喜欢把花扎成装饰物.

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Let us wreathe the flowers around a wire frame.
让我们把花扎在一个铁丝架上.

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