单词 | wreathe |
释义 | wreathe (rēth) v. wreathed, wreath·ing, wreathes v.tr. 1. To twist or entwine into a wreath or a wreathlike shape: He wreathed flowers into a garland. He wreathed the cloth into a turban. 2. To crown or decorate with a wreath: The winner was wreathed with laurel. 3. To encircle or surround: The mountaintop is wreathed in mist. 4. To extend across; cover: Her face was wreathed in smiles. 5. To coil or curl: The snake wreathed itself around the branch. v.intr. To curl, writhe, or spiral: The smoke wreathed upward. [From WREATH.] |
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