Word · Frequency #23586
wreathed
缓慢蜿蜒移动；缭绕
wreathed is the past of wreathe.
核心释义
to move slowly in a twisting or sinuous way
- 1.
与缠绕或扭曲相关的义项
Senses relating to intertwining or twisting.
- 2.
与剧烈运动相关的义项
Senses relating to vigorous movement.
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
用法In use
The old cottage was wreathed in climbing roses.
用法提示：wreathe 作及物动词，此处被动语态，表示“环绕、笼罩”。
Morning mist wreathed the lake before sunrise.
用法提示：wreathe 作及物动词，主动语态，表示“缭绕、笼罩”。
She wreathed the wedding arch with fresh flowers.
用法提示：wreathe 作及物动词，表示“用花环或花饰环绕装饰”。
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.
相关词与表达Connections
搭配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
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧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”。
语境与语域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。
发音与拼写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.
一起学习词形Learn the forms together
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