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单词 wreathe
释义 wreathe
\ˈrēth\ verb
(-ed/-ing/-s)
Etymology: partly from Middle English wrethen, writhen, past participle of writhen to writhe and partly from wreath (I) — more at writhe
transitive verb
1.
 a. : to cause to writhe : twist, contort
  < wreathing his hands — C.S.Forester >
 b. : to alter the configurations of (the face) so as to smile
  < their faces wreathed with pleasant social smiles — Margaret A. Barnes >
2.
 a. : to shape into a wreath or something resembling a wreath
  < daisies and buttercups wreathed into a garland >
 b. : interweave
  < muted violins wreathe a delicate countermelody — E.J.Stringham >
 c. : to coil so as to encircle something
  < wreathed his legs about his stool >
3. : to encircle, adorn, or crown with or as if with a wreath
 < a poet's brow wreathed with laurel >
 < a high-waisted skirt … is wreathed with a black suede belt — New Yorker >
 < clouds wreathed the tallest pinnacles — G.W.Long >
4. obsolete : to cause to rotate by force : twist about : wrench or turn forcibly
5. Scotland : to surround or burden with (a yoke)
intransitive verb
1. : to twist in coils : writhe
 < like the cobras they travel with head raised, and the body sways with a … wreathing movement — C.H.Curran & Carl Kauffeld >
 < smoke wreathing slowly from his short pipe — E.L.Thomas >
2. : to take on the shape of a wreath : to move or extend in circles or spirals
Synonyms: see wind
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