Word · Frequency #23586
wreathe
缓慢蜿蜒移动；缭绕
to move slowly in a twisting or sinuous way
- 1.
Senses relating to intertwining or twisting.
与缠绕或扭曲相关的义项
- 2.
Senses relating to vigorous movement.
与剧烈运动相关的义项
用花环装饰；给……戴上花环；编成花环；作成花圈；与缠绕或扭曲相关的义项；与剧烈运动相关的义项；作成花圈
In use
The old cottage was wreathed in climbing roses.
Morning mist wreathed the lake before sunrise.
She wreathed the wedding arch with fresh flowers.
be wreathed in sth
常用被动语态，表示被某物环绕或笼罩；也用于比喻，如 be wreathed in smiles（面带笑容）。
The old castle was wreathed in fog.
古堡笼罩在雾中。
wreathe sth with sth
侧重用花环、花枝等装饰某处。
They wreathed the church with holly at Christmas.
圣诞节时他们用冬青枝装饰教堂。
wreathe sth into sth
宾语为花、枝叶等，into 后接编成的物件。
The children wreathed wildflowers into a crown.
Connections
Collocations
- be wreathed in smoke
- 被烟雾缭绕；笼罩在烟雾中
- The valley was wreathed in smoke from the brush fires.山谷被灌木丛火灾的烟雾笼罩。
- be wreathed in smiles
- 笑容满面
- Her face was wreathed in smiles when she received the award.她领奖时笑容满面。
- wreathe around
- 缠绕在……周围
- Vines wreathed around the old pillars.藤蔓缠绕在旧柱子上。
- wreathed with flowers
- 用鲜花环绕；饰以花环
- The fountain was wreathed with flowers for the spring festival.春季节日期间，喷泉用鲜花环绕着。
- wreathe upward
- 缭绕上升
- Smoke wreathed upward from the chimney into the cold air.烟雾从烟囱中缭绕上升，飘入寒冷的空气中。
Idioms & figurative uses
Learner notes
Memory Tip
把 wreath（花环）加个 e，想象花环绕圈盘绕、烟雾缭绕：wreathe 就是“环绕/缭绕”。
Context & Register
语域：formal 常见场景：literary prose、poetry、formal figurative description wreathe 多用于文学或正式书面语，常见于 wreathed in smoke 这类比喻性描写中；日常口语里较少使用。
Pronunciation & Spelling
Genuine rhymes: breathe (/briːð/), sheathe (/ʃiːð/), seethe (/siːð/), teethe (/tiːð/) all end with the same /iːð/ sound as wreathe (/riːð/). Lookalikes with different sounds: wreath (/riːθ/) has a voiceless final /θ/, and wrath (/ræθ/) differs in both vowel and final consonant.
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.