sheath

英 [ʃiːθ]

美 [ʃiːθ]

n.  (刀、剑等的)鞘; (工具的)套; 护套; 护层; 护皮; 紧身连衣裙
v.  包; 盖

复数：sheaths　

TOEFLGRETEM8化学

Collins.1 / BNC.15335 / COCA.12614

牛津词典

noun

• （刀、剑等的）鞘；（工具的）套
  a cover that fits closely over the blade of a knife or other sharp weapon or tool
• 护套；护层；护皮
  any covering that fits closely over sth for protection
• 护套；护层；护皮
  any covering that fits closely over sth for protection
• 紧身连衣裙
  a woman's dress that fits the body closely

柯林斯词典

• (刀、剑的)鞘，套
  Asheathis a covering for the blade of a knife.
• 保险套;避孕套
  Asheathis a rubber covering for a man's penis and is used during sex as a contraceptive or as a protection against disease.

英英释义

noun

• a dress suitable for formal occasions
  Synonym:cocktail dress
• a protective covering (as for a knife or sword)
• an enveloping structure or covering enclosing an animal or plant organ or part
  Synonym:case

双语例句

• It shows one sheath around the vascular bundles.
  它显示出在维管束周围的鞘状构造。
• He found a wood-and-leather sheath that fit and slipped the dirk inside.
  他又找到了一个皮木做的合适刀鞘然后将匕首插了进去。
• She appears wearing a magenta silk sheath dress by Jason wu, who also designed her inaugural gown.
  在封面照上，米歇尔身穿一袭由设计师吴季刚为其设计的绛红色紧身丝质裙装。她在奥巴马就职典礼上所穿的礼服就出自吴季刚之手。
• Another key factor is the insulating fatty sheath encasing neuron fibres, which affects the speed of electrical signals.
  另一个关键的因素在于围绕神经纤维的隔离脂肪鞘，它能影响电信号的速度。
• Relating to or resembling a sheath.
  鞘的与鞘有关的或鞘状的。
• He lowered it and drew his hunting-knife from its beaded sheath at his hip.
  他放下枪，从屁股后面的镶珠刀鞘里拔出猎刀。他一刀砍下去，砰的一声，把刀子都震飞了。
• In this paper, the establishment of the standard for the cables for wind power generation, design of the conductor construction and selection of the materials for insulation and sheath are presented.
  文中介绍了风能发电用电缆标准的制定、导体结构的设计，以及绝缘和护套材料的选择，最后还介绍了几项特殊性能试验方法及要求。
• Objective: To study the morphological changes of tissue engineering synovialized tendon after transplanted within the flexor digital sheath.
  目的：观察用组织工程学方法形成的滑膜化肌腱鞘内移植后的形态变化。
• Mainly applied in cracking resistant sheath of communication cable, control cable and power cable.
  主要用于通信电缆，控制电缆和电力电缆的护套层。
• The external sheath of connective tissue surrounding a muscle.
  肌外衣包围肌肉的连结组织的外鞘。