garland

 Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++gar·land1 /ˈɡɑːlənd $ ˈɡɑːr-/ noun [countable]  DECORATEa ring of flowers or leaves, worn on your head or around your neck for decoration or for a special ceremony 〔戴在头上或颈部的〕花环 → wreathgarland of garlands of flowers 花环 →5 see picture at 见图 bouquet

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garland• Then the group of assembled pupils began to sing, as they waved their flags and garlands in the air.• Each garland has a steel framework which is wrapped with silk stockings before being lined, inside and out, with hessian.• These usually consist of large, naturalistic floral garlands or medallions set against an open or sparsely decorated field.• At Barwick the new garlands are taken round the surrounding villages and a collection made before they are attached to the maypole.• She was wearing a sarong and several garlands of flowers.• He could faintly smell her sweat, and also the lavender of the garland she wore in her hair.• The streets were adorned with garlands of flowers, and the balconies were covered with beautiful flags.• Both men wore garlands of wild jasmine, sold to them by child hawkers who worked the front of the Continental.garland2 verb [transitive]  literaryDECORATE to decorate someone or something, especially with flowers 用…〔尤指花环〕装饰 SYN festoonbe garlanded with something The tree was garlanded with strings of coloured lights. 树上挂着一串串彩灯。n Grammar Garland is usually passive.→ See Verb table

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be garlanded with something• Boxwood wreaths hung on the doors, and windows were garlanded with tiny, winking lights.Origin garland1 (1300-1400) Old French garlande

gar·land1 noungarland2 verb →n GRAMMAR1LDOCE OnlineChineseSyllable  

a your of leaves, on worn or Corpus flowers ring

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gar‧land¹ /ˈɡɑːlənd $ ˈɡɑːr-/ noun [countable]a ring of flowers or leaves, worn on your head or around your neck for decoration or for a special ceremony ⇨ wreath
    garland of
    garlands of flowers

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garland² verb [transitive usually passive]
literary to decorate someone or something, especially with flowers
   SYN  festoon
    be garlanded with something
    The tree was garlanded with strings of coloured lights.

Garland
Garland, Ju‧dy /ˈdʒuːdi/
(1922–69) a US film actress and singer who first appeared in films as a child. She is most famous for appearing as the character Dorothy in TheWizard of Oz (1939). Other films include Meet Me in St Louis (1944) and A Star is Born (1954). Her daughter, Liza Minnelli, is also an actress and singer.