wreathe
verb /riːð/
/riːð/
(formal)动词形式
present simple I / you / we / they wreathe | /riːð/ /riːð/ |
he / she / it wreathes | /riːðz/ /riːðz/ |
past simple wreathed | /riːðd/ /riːðd/ |
past participle wreathed | /riːðd/ /riːðd/ |
-ing form wreathing | /ˈriːðɪŋ/ /ˈriːðɪŋ/ |
- [transitive, usually passive] to surround or cover something
环绕;覆盖;笼罩 - be wreathed in/with something The mountain tops were wreathed in mist.
山顶笼罩在薄雾之中。 - The plant grew everywhere, its stems wreathed with soft blue flowers.
这种植物到处生长,其茎上环绕着柔和的蓝色花朵。 - (figurative) Her face was wreathed in smiles (= she was smiling a lot).
她脸上乐开了花。
- be wreathed in/with something The mountain tops were wreathed in mist.
- [intransitive] + adv./prep. (literary) to move slowly and lightly, especially in circles
synonym weave缓缓移动;盘绕;缠绕;萦绕 - smoke wreathing into the sky
袅袅升空的烟
- smoke wreathing into the sky
词源mid 16th cent.: partly a back-formation from archaic wrethen, past participle of writhe, reinforced by wreath.