sheathe
/sheeth/US // ʃið //UK // (ʃiːð) //
护套,鞘,剑鞘,鞘内
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v.有主动词 verb
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sheathed, sheath·ing.
- : to put into a sheath.
- : to plunge in something as if in a sheath.
- : to enclose in or as if in a casing or covering.
- : to cover or provide with a protective layer or sheathing: to sheathe a roof with copper.
- : to cover with a metal sheath for grounding.
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Forms: sheathed, sheathing
Examples
Unlike Palin, Murkowski doesn’t dress moose, or sheathe herself in waders to catch salmon for the cameras, but she can do what has to be done.
A boy stretched out a hand to rest on the thigh of his date, sheathed in a red dress that matched her red hair.
You lived to see your country's independence established, and to sheathe your swords from war.
A couple of swords, neither of which could serve to sheathe the other.
Kuru's undivided kingdom Dhrita-rashtra rules alone, Let us sheathe our swords in friendship and the monarch's empire own!
I will sheathe this weapon in my heart, and, if I am mortal, my woes will be ended.
England and France were equally desirous to sheathe the sword.
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