wreath /riːθ/ n. | vt. & vi.I ([复] wreaths/riːðz, riːθs/) n. 1. 花圈;花环,花冠 a funeral wreath 殡仪花圈 a Christmas wreath 圣诞节花环 a laurel wreath 桂冠 2. (金属、石料等的)雕花环;(纹章上的)饰环 3. 环状物,圈状物 a wreath of smoke 烟圈 4. (瓷器或玻璃器皿上的)环形瑕疵 II vt. & vi. = wreathe [< OE wræ-th;与MLG wrēden to twist, OE wrīthan to writhe 有关]