sheathe

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sheathe /ʃiːð/ verb [transitive] literary  1  PMWCOVERto put a knife or sword into a sheath 将〔刀或剑〕插入鞘中 He sheathed his sword. 他把剑插入鞘内。2  be sheathed in/with something literary to be covered by something 被某物覆盖，被某物笼罩 The grassy hills were sheathed in mist. 绿草如茵的群山雾气弥漫。→ See Verb table

Examples from the Corpus

sheathe• He was sheathed in a blue body stocking which had yellow stripes running from his armpits to his ankles.• Its walls and floor were sheathed in gypsum slabs, whilst its ceiling was painted blue and supported by a gypsum pillar.• No weapons were visible, although Alexei guessed that a dagger was sheathed in Jotan's sleeve.• The bottom was sheathed with a brass alloy called Muntz metal.Origin sheathe (1300-1400) sheath

sheathe verbChinese  

put knife Corpus into a or sword to

sheathe
sheathe /ʃiːð/ verb [transitive] literary1. to put a knife or sword into a sheath:
    He sheathed his sword.
2. be sheathed in/with something to be covered by something:
    The grassy hills were sheathed in mist.

sheatheBrE /ʃiːð/ 🔊NAmE /ʃiːð/ 🔊 verbpresent simple - I / you / we / they sheathe BrE /ʃiːð/ 🔊 NAmE /ʃiːð/ 🔊present simple - he / she / it sheathes BrE /ʃiːðz/ 🔊 NAmE /ʃiːðz/ 🔊past simple sheathed BrE /ʃiːðd/ 🔊 NAmE /ʃiːðd/ 🔊past participle sheathed BrE /ʃiːðd/ 🔊 NAmE /ʃiːðd/ 🔊 -ing form sheathing BrE /ˈʃiːðɪŋ/ 🔊 NAmE /ˈʃiːðɪŋ/ 🔊~ sth (literary) to put a knife or sword into a sheath 把（刀或剑）插入鞘中 [usually passive] ~ sth (in/with sth) to cover sth in a material, especially in order to protect it 给某物加护套（或护层、护皮）