bewind

发音

/bəˈwaɪnd/

词形变化

bewinds 三单 bewound bewinding 现在分词 bewound 过去式 bewound 过去分词

释义与例句

v.
  1. 1.

    To wind (a thing) about; involve; envelop (with).

    及物
  2. 2.

    To wind or twine oneself round.

    及物

词源

From Middle English bewinden, biwinden, from Old English bewindan (“to wind round, clasp, entwine, envelop, encircle, surround, brandish (a sword), turn, wind, revolve”), from Proto-Germanic *biwindaną (“to wind round”), equivalent to be- + wind. Cognate with Middle Low German bewinden (“to entwine, wrap”), German bewinden (“intertwine, wind around”), Gothic 𐌱𐌹𐍅𐌹𐌽𐌳𐌰𐌽 (biwindan, “to entwine, wrap”).

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