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    wreath

    Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
    Related topics: Death
    ldoce_354_awreath /riːθ/ noun [countable]  1  wreath.jpg HBPMXa circle made from leaves or flowers that you put on the place where a person is buried 〔放在墓前的〕花圈 The prime minister laid a wreath at the war memorial. 首相向战争纪念碑献了花圈。 →5  See picture of WREATH 花环2. a circle of leaves or flowers that people use to decorate their houses at Christmas 〔圣诞节期间装饰屋子的〕花环3  HBPWINa circle made from leaves that a person wore on their head in the past as a sign of honour 花冠〔旧时荣誉的象征〕 a laurel wreath 桂冠
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    wreath• He sits on the grass lacing stiff boots into a wreath of effort and breath.• Although it is July, the house has a Christmas wreath hung in its picture window.• Doris Allen of San Francisco arrived wearing a silver silk floral wreath atop her head.• Okra pods also can be dried and used on holiday wreaths, or picked on stems and used in dried floral displays.• There was my wreath, and a lot of flowers from Margaret, and another wreath from Doreen.• The survivors joined them a few minutes later, leaving their own wreaths and flowers.• There were piles of bad-taste wreaths around and sickly tremolo organ music.• Miss Lofthouse had taken the wreaths from the Memorial.laid ... wreath• Clinton laid a wreath of red and white roses before a majestic memorial at Piskaryevskoye Cemetery.• Voice over Ex-petty officer, Sid Hall laid a wreath to remember lost colleagues.• Charles, who laid wreaths in Hong Kong yesterday, played polo on her birthday in July.    Origin wreath Old English writha
    wreath nounChinese
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    wreath
    wreath /riːθ/ noun [countable]
     Language: Old English
     Origin: writha

    1. a circle made from leaves or flowers that you put on the place where a person is buried:
        The prime minister laid a wreath at the war memorial.
    2. a circle of leaves or flowers that people use to decorate their houses at Christmas
    3. a circle made from leaves that a person wore on their head in the past as a sign of honour:
        a laurel wreath


    wreathBrE /riːθ/ 🔊NAmE /riːθ/ 🔊 noun (
    plural
    wreaths BrE /riːðz/ 🔊 NAmE /riːðz/ 🔊     )     an arrangement of flowers and leaves, especially in the shape of a circle, placed on graves, etc. as a sign of respect for sb who has died 花圈（用于祭奠）◆The Queen laid a wreath at the war memorial. 女王向阵亡将士纪念碑献了花圈。🔊🔊an arrangement of flowers and/or leaves in the shape of a circle, traditionally hung on doors as a decoration at Christmas 花环（传统上圣诞节时挂在门上）◆a holly wreath圣诞冬青花环a circle of flowers or leaves worn on the head, and used in the past as a sign of honour 花冠（旧时用作荣誉的象征）◆a laurel wreath桂冠(literary) a circle of smoke, cloud, etc. （烟、云等的）圈，缭绕<titled tranID="25" status="2">Injuries<chnsep> </chnsep><chn>身体损伤</chn></titled>

    Being injured 受伤

    • have a fall/an injury 跌了一跤；受伤
    • receive/suffer/sustain a serious injury/a hairline fracture/(especially BrE) whiplash/a gunshot wound 受重伤／轻微骨裂／鞭伤／枪伤
    • hurt/injure your ankle/back/leg 伤到脚踝／背／大腿
    • damage the brain/an ankle ligament/your liver/the optic nerve/the skin 损伤大脑／脚踝韧带／肝脏／视神经／皮肤
    • pull/strain/tear a hamstring/ligament/muscle/tendon 拉伤腘绳肌腱／韧带／肌肉／肌腱
    • sprain/twist your ankle/wrist 扭伤脚踝／手腕
    • break a bone/your collarbone/your leg/three ribs 骨折；锁骨／大腿／三根肋骨骨折
    • fracture/crack your skull 头盖骨破裂
    • break/chip/knock out/lose a tooth 碰断了一颗牙；使牙齿崩缺了一块；磕掉／掉了一颗牙
    • burst/perforate your eardrum 使耳膜破裂；鼓膜穿孔
    • dislocate your finger/hip/jaw/shoulder 使手指／臀部／下巴／肩膀脱臼
    • bruise/cut/graze your arm/knee/shoulder 擦伤／割破／擦破手臂／膝盖／肩膀
    • burn/scald yourself/your tongue 烧伤／烫伤自己／舌头
    • bang/bump/hit/ (informal) bash your elbow/head/knee (on/against sth) （在某物上）撞到肘部／头／膝盖

    Treating injuries 治疗伤病

    • treat sb for burns/a head injury/a stab wound 给某人治疗烧伤／头部伤／刺伤
    • examine/clean/dress/bandage/treat a bullet wound 检查／清洗／包扎／用绷带包扎／治疗枪伤
    • repair a damaged/torn ligament/tendon/cartilage 修复损伤的／拉伤的韧带／肌腱／软骨
    • amputate/cut off an arm/a finger/a foot/a leg/a limb 截去一只胳膊／一根手指／一只脚／一条腿；截肢
    • put on/ (formal) apply/take off (especially NAmE) a Band-Aid™/(BrE) a plaster/a bandage 贴上／使用／撕掉创可贴；缠上／使用／解掉绷带
    • need/require/put in/ (especially BrE) have (out)/ (NAmE) get (out) stitches 需要缝针；缝针；拆线
    • put on/rub on/ (formal) apply cream/ointment/lotion 涂抹护肤霜／药膏／护肤液
    • have/receive/undergo (BrE) physiotherapy/(NAmE) physical therapy 接受物理疗法