英语词汇“wreath”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

Got a wreath on your front door? That's one of those ring-shaped bands of flowers or foliage that people use for decoration. Wreaths go back to ancient times and maybe the circular shape symbolizes the eternal.

You can also wear a wreath. If you feel like dancing around the maypole or celebrating your Olympic victory, you might wear a wreath of spring flowers or laurels on your head. You might also want to remember someone who's passed away by placing a wreath on their grave. Wreaths don’t have to be green — you can carve gold or wood into a wreath or you can even have a mountain peak with a wreath of clouds around it.

WORD FAMILY

wreath: wreaths

USAGE EXAMPLES

A wreath adorns the balcony outside the room, where he was felled by a bullet.

Washington Times(Jan 01, 2017)

The two will lay a wreath on the USS Arizona Memorial that honors fallen U.S. troops from the Pearl Harbor attacks.

Washington Times(Dec 27, 2016)

He lay a wreath at the National Memorial of the Pacific, accompanied by the memorial's director James Horton.

BBC(Dec 26, 2016)

n flower arrangement consisting of a circular band of foliage or flowers for ornamental purposes

Syn|Hypo|Hyper

chaplet, coronal, garland, lei

crown

a wreath or garland worn on the head to signify victory

bay wreath, laurel, laurel wreath

(antiquity) a wreath of laurel foliage worn on the head as an emblem of victory

crown of thorns

a mock crown made of thorn branches that Roman soldiers placed on Jesus before the Crucifixion

floral arrangement, flower arrangement

a decorative arrangement of flowers

单词	wreath
释义	wreath (once / 638 pages) n Got a wreath on your front door? That's one of those ring-shaped bands of flowers or foliage that people use for decoration. Wreaths go back to ancient times and maybe the circular shape symbolizes the eternal. You can also wear a wreath. If you feel like dancing around the maypole or celebrating your Olympic victory, you might wear a wreath of spring flowers or laurels on your head. You might also want to remember someone who's passed away by placing a wreath on their grave. Wreaths don’t have to be green — you can carve gold or wood into a wreath or you can even have a mountain peak with a wreath of clouds around it. WORD FAMILY wreath: wreaths USAGE EXAMPLES A wreath adorns the balcony outside the room, where he was felled by a bullet. Washington Times(Jan 01, 2017) The two will lay a wreath on the USS Arizona Memorial that honors fallen U.S. troops from the Pearl Harbor attacks. Washington Times(Dec 27, 2016) He lay a wreath at the National Memorial of the Pacific, accompanied by the memorial's director James Horton. BBC(Dec 26, 2016) n flower arrangement consisting of a circular band of foliage or flowers for ornamental purposes Syn\|Hypo\|Hyper chaplet, coronal, garland, lei crown a wreath or garland worn on the head to signify victory bay wreath, laurel, laurel wreath (antiquity) a wreath of laurel foliage worn on the head as an emblem of victory crown of thorns a mock crown made of thorn branches that Roman soldiers placed on Jesus before the Crucifixion floral arrangement, flower arrangement a decorative arrangement of flowers
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