wreath /riːθ/ CET6+ TEM4

• 1. 

  N-COUNT A wreath is an arrangement of flowers and leaves in the shape of a circle, which you put on a grave or by a statue to show that you remember a person who has died or people who have died. 花圈

  例：

  The coffin lying before the altar was bare, except for a single wreath of white roses.

  摆在圣坛前的棺材上光秃秃的，只有一个白玫瑰花圈。

• 2. 

  N-COUNT A wreath is a circle of leaves that some people hang somewhere in their house or on the front door as decoration. (装饰用的) 花环

  例：

  A Christmas wreath exclaiming PEACE ON EARTH hangs on the restaurant door.

  一个写着“世界和平”的圣诞花环悬挂在饭店的门上。