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单词 wreathe
释义
wreathewreathe /riːð/ verb literary Word Origin
WORD ORIGINwreathe
Origin:
1500-1600 Partly from wreath; partly from wrethen, old past participle of writhe
Verb Table
VERB TABLE
wreathe
Simple Form
PresentI, you, we, theywreathe
he, she, itwreathes
PastI, you, he, she, it, we, theywreathed
Present perfectI, you, we, theyhave wreathed
he, she, ithas wreathed
Past perfectI, you, he, she, it, we, theyhad wreathed
FutureI, you, he, she, it, we, theywill wreathe
Future perfectI, you, he, she, it, we, theywill have wreathed
Continuous Form
PresentIam wreathing
he, she, itis wreathing
you, we, theyare wreathing
PastI, he, she, itwas wreathing
you, we, theywere wreathing
Present perfectI, you, we, theyhave been wreathing
he, she, ithas been wreathing
Past perfectI, you, he, she, it, we, theyhad been wreathing
FutureI, you, he, she, it, we, theywill be wreathing
Future perfectI, you, he, she, it, we, theywill have been wreathing
Examples
EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS
  • With your leaves my victors shall wreathe their brows.
Phrases
PHRASES FROM THE ENTRY
  • Lydia's face appeared to be wreathed in curls.
  • But London, provocatively, was wreathed in blue veiling.
  • Even though the figure was wreathed in shadow, they could see that it was hideously deformed.
  • The shadowed faces of his detectives were wreathed in cigarette smoke.
  • The small one was wreathed in weeds and brambles no one bothered to clear away.
  • The whole area is wreathed in mists.
  • Their dark faces were wreathed in smiles but there was a certain stillness in the eyes.
  • The next day, Emily came to work wreathed in smiles.
  • Their dark faces were wreathed in smiles but there was a certain stillness in the eyes.
1be wreathed in something to be covered in something:  The mountains were wreathed in mist.2be wreathed in smiles to be smiling and look very happy:  His plump face was wreathed in smiles.
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