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swaddle

n.襁褓 vt.束缚,用襁褓包

难易程度:

swaddle为短语/超纲词汇

词形变化:

动词过去式:swaddled 过去分词:swaddled 现在分词:swaddling 第三人称单数:swaddles

近义词, 同义词

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swaddle


/'swɒdl; `swɑdl/
v [Tn, Tn.pr] ~ sb (in sth)
1 (dated 旧) wrap (a baby) in long narrow strips of cloth to stop it moving about 用长布条包裹(婴儿).
2 wrap sb/oneself in warm clothes, etc; swathe sb/oneself 用保暖的衣物等裹住某人[自己]的身体; 给某人[自己]包扎
*She sat by the fire, swaddled in a blanket. 她用毯子裹住身子, 坐在火炉旁.

swaddle


v [T]old-fashioned
[Date: 1400-1500; Origin: Probably from sweddle 'to swaddle' (13-17 centuries), from Old English swethel 'swaddling clothes']
to wrap a baby tightly to keep it warm and protect it