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wreathe

释义

wreathe

verbmainly literary

UK /riːð/

Word Forms

present tense
I/you/we/they	wreathe
he/she/it	wreathes
present participle	wreathing
past tense	wreathed
past participle	wreathed

1
transitive usually passiveif something is wreathed in something such as smoke, steam, or shadow, it is surrounded by it
The city below them was wreathed in mist.
Synonyms and related words
Surrounded and surrounding
inside
surrounding
enclosed
1. 1a
  intransitive if smoke, steam, or mist wreathes, it moves through the air
  Blue smoke wreathed upwards into the dark sky.
  Synonyms and related words
  To jump, or to move in the air
  jump
  bound
  leap
2
transitive usually passiveif an object is wreathed in flowers or leaves, they are put around it to decorate it
Synonyms and related words
To make someone or something more attractive
decorate
adorn
enhance

phrases

wreathed in smiles

wreathe

verbmainly literary

US /rið/

Word Forms

present tense
I/you/we/they	wreathe
he/she/it	wreathes
present participle	wreathing
past tense	wreathed
past participle	wreathed

1
transitive usually passiveif something is wreathed in something such as smoke, steam, or shadow, it is surrounded by it
The city below them was wreathed in mist.
Synonyms and related words
Surrounded and surrounding
inside
surrounding
enclosed
1. 1a
  intransitive if smoke, steam, or mist wreathes, it moves through the air
  Blue smoke wreathed upward into the dark sky.
  Synonyms and related words
  To jump, or to move in the air
  jump
  bound
  leap
2
transitive usually passiveif an object is wreathed in flowers or leaves, they are put around it to decorate it
Synonyms and related words
To make someone or something more attractive
decorate
adorn
enhance

phrases

wreathed in smiles

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