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a wreath of [materials]
a wreath of 后接材料，说明花环由什么编成。
She wore a wreath of white roses.
她戴着一个白玫瑰花环。
花环；花圈
先理解核心含义，再看它在真实句子里的用法。
花环；花圈
a circular band of flowers or leaves used for decoration
She wore a wreath of white roses.
她戴着一个白玫瑰花环。
缠绕、扭曲或卷曲之物
Something twisted, intertwined, or curled.
由叶子或花组成的圆形装饰花环
flower arrangement consisting of a circular band of foliage or flowers for ornamental purposes
装饰性圆环,例如用花和叶编成,用作装饰；花环或花冠,尤指授予胜利者的。
An ornamental circular band made, for example, of plaited flowers and leaves, and used as decoration; a garland or chaplet, especially one given to a victor.
玻璃中的瑕疵。
A defect in glass.
She hung a wreath on the front door to celebrate the winter festival.
她在前门上挂了一个花环来庆祝冬季节日。
The bride wore a wreath of small white flowers in her hair.
新娘头上戴着一个由小白花编成的花环。
The children made a wreath from colorful autumn leaves.
孩子们用彩色的秋叶做了一个花环。
a wreath of 后接材料，说明花环由什么编成。
She wore a wreath of white roses.
她戴着一个白玫瑰花环。
lay a wreath 是正式用语，用于纪念仪式；注意 lay 的过去式是 laid。
The president laid a wreath at the war memorial.
总统在战争纪念碑前敬献了花圈。
Not this
She bought wreath for the funeral.
Use this
She bought a wreath for the funeral.
wreath 是可数名词，单数前必须加冠词 a/an/the；汉语没有冠词，学习者容易漏掉。这里加 a 表示“一个花圈”，句子才完整自然。
Not this
There were two wreathes on the grave.
Use this
There were two wreaths on the grave.
wreath 的复数形式是直接在词尾加 -s 变成 wreaths，不要把 th 后多加 e 写成 wreathes（那是动词 wreathe 的第三人称单数形式）。这里要表示“两个花圈”，拼写应为 wreaths。
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圣诞花环
They hung a Christmas wreath on the front door.
他们在前门上挂了一个圣诞花环。
葬礼花圈
The family placed a funeral wreath on the grave.
家人在坟墓上放了一个葬礼花圈。
桂冠；月桂花环
The champion was crowned with a laurel wreath.
冠军被戴上了桂冠。
鲜花花环
She made a floral wreath for the ceremony.
她为典礼做了一个鲜花花环。
挂花环
We hang a wreath on the door every winter.
每年冬天我们都会在门上挂一个花环。
编花环
The children learned to weave a wreath from daisies.
孩子们学会了用雏菊编花环。
发长 /iː/ 音 (如 sea, tea)
Same pattern, same sound
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记忆联想：wreath 中的 w 像编织缠绕的枝条，拼成圆环状，即圣诞门上挂的花环/花圈。
语域：neutral 常见场景：圣诞节日装饰、葬礼或纪念仪式、花艺与园艺描述 wreath 通常指花叶编成的环形装饰，常见于圣诞、葬礼或纪念等场合。日常使用中语气中性，但在纪念性场合较为庄重。
按 wreath 的读音 /riθ/，teeth (/tiθ/)、beneath (/bɪˈniθ/)、sheath (/ʃiθ/) 与其押韵（元音和 /θ/ 相同）。注意拼写相似但读音不同的词：wreathe (/rið/) 以浊辅音 /ð/ 结尾，不押韵；wrath (/ræθ/) 和 wrench (/rɛntʃ/) 拼写开头相似，但元音与结尾都不同。
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