| 英语单词 | sheathe |
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| 英美音标 | 英 [ʃiːð] 美 [ʃiːð] |
| 中文释义 | vt.包;插入鞘;覆 =sheath. |
| 英语例句 | (1) The human body needs iron to capture oxygen, copper and chromium to absorb energy, cobalt to sheathe our nerves and zinc to help our genes. (2) The human body needs iron to capture oxygen, copper and chromium to absorb energy, cobalt to sheathe our nerves and zinc to help our genes. |
| 中文例句 | (1) 人体需要铁来捕捉氧,需要铜与铬来吸收能量,需要钴来包覆我们的神经,又仰赖锌协助基因。 (2) 人体需要铁来捕捉氧,需要铜与铬来吸收能量,需要钴来包覆我们的神经,又仰赖锌协助基因。 |
| vocabulary简明 | The verb sheathe means to place in a sheath. What's a sheath? Well, that's any kind of protective covering. |
| vocabulary扩展 | With that extra "e" on the end sheathe gives off a very old English vibe. Perhaps that's because all those knights were often sheathing their swords so as not to scare the fair ladies. Those knights were also sheathed in armor when going into battle or setting off to joust. These days, with medieval armaments in low demand, not much gets sheathed — except maybe the kitchen knives in the knife block or your cat's claws when they retract. |
| 柯林斯解释 | 1 [VERB 动词]用…盖住;将…包起来 If something is sheathed in a material or other covering, it is closely covered with it. [ [V-ed] [usu passive] [LITERARY 文]
2 [VERB 动词]将(刀)插入鞘中 When someone sheathes a knife, they put it in its sheath. [V n] [LITERARY 文]
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