sheathe

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托福GRE

v. cover with a protective sheathing
v. enclose with a sheath
v. plunge or bury (a knife or sword) in flesh

vt. 插入鞘, 覆盖

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sheathe 由词根 sheath（鞘、套）加上动词后缀 -e 组成，表示“将某物放入鞘中”的动作。可以联想到刀剑被放入鞘中，保护刀刃。

例句

1. The knight will sheathe his sword after the battle.

骑士会在战斗后将剑收回鞘中。

2. Please sheathe your pencil before putting it in your bag.

请在把铅笔放进包里之前把它盖上。

3. The artist decided to sheathe the paintbrush in a special case.

艺术家决定将画笔放在一个特殊的盒子里。