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a scabbard for [sword/dagger/bayonet]
The leather scabbard for the dagger was worn and old.
这把匕首的皮刀鞘又旧又破。
鞘；剑鞘；刀鞘
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鞘；剑鞘；刀鞘
a sheath for a sword, dagger, or bayonet
The leather scabbard for the dagger was worn and old.
这把匕首的皮刀鞘又旧又破。
剑鞘
The sheath of a sword.
剑、匕首或刺刀的鞘
a sheath for a sword or dagger or bayonet
He pulled the sword from its leather scabbard and inspected the blade.
他从皮革剑鞘中拔出剑，检查刀刃。
The knight cleaned the silver scabbard before the ceremony.
骑士在典礼前擦拭银色的剑鞘。
These old scabbards are displayed in the museum.
这些旧刀鞘在博物馆里展出。
The leather scabbard for the dagger was worn and old.
这把匕首的皮刀鞘又旧又破。
He drew the dagger from its scabbard.
他从刀鞘中拔出匕首。
动词 scabbard 表示把刀剑等放入鞘中，宾语通常是所收起的武器。
The soldier scabbarded his bayonet before marching.
士兵在行进前把刺刀插入鞘中。
Not this
He drew his sword from scabbard.
Use this
He drew his sword from its scabbard.
scabbard 是可数名词；当它特指某把剑的剑鞘时，前面需要限定词（如 its/the/his）。中文说“从鞘中拔出剑”没有冠词，所以学习者容易漏掉限定词。
Not this
She put the carving knife back into its scabbard.
Use this
She put the carving knife back into its sheath.
scabbard 专指剑、匕首或刺刀的鞘；一般刀具（如厨房刀）的外套应用 sheath。汉语里两者都可译作“鞘”，因此容易把 scabbard 用得过宽。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
从剑鞘中拔出剑
He drew his sword from its scabbard.
他从剑鞘中拔出剑。
把剑收回鞘中
The officer wiped the blade and returned it to its scabbard.
军官擦净剑刃，把剑收回鞘中。
皮制剑鞘
The dagger hung from his belt in a leather scabbard.
匕首装在皮制剑鞘中，挂在他的腰带上。
刺刀鞘
He cleaned the mud off his bayonet scabbard.
他擦去刺刀鞘上的泥。
破釜沉舟；决一死战
Realizing there was no way back, he threw away the scabbard and gave the order to attack.
他意识到已无退路，便破釜沉舟，下令进攻。
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把 scabbard 拆成 scab + bard：想象剑鞘上结着伤疤，默默保护吟游诗人的剑。
语域：mixed 常见场景：historical fiction、military history、fantasy literature scabbard 多用于历史、军事或奇幻题材的书面语境，指剑、匕首或刺刀的鞘；日常口语更常用 sheath。动词用法较少见，表示把武器放入鞘内。该词在具体语境中仍是普通用词，没有明显的正式或非正式色彩。
Scabbard is pronounced with the stressed vowel /æ/ followed by /b/ and an r-colored /ɚd/ (spelled -ard). In GenAm, tabard matches this ending exactly (/ˈtæbɚd/). Haggard (/ˈhæɡɚd/) and laggard (/ˈlæɡɚd/) are lookalikes with the same -ard spelling and final /ɚd/, but they contain /ɡ/ instead of /b/, so they do not rhyme with scabbard. Lizard (/ˈlɪzɚd/) also shows -ard → /ɚd/, but its stressed vowel is /ɪ/, so it merely looks similar. Beware words beginning with 'scab': scabbed (/skæbd/) and scab (/skæb/) are pronounced with /æ/ plus /b/ and have no final /ɚd/, so they sound quite different despite the shared spelling.
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.