sheath
noun[C]
uk/ʃiːθ/us/ʃiːθ/aclose-fittingcoveringtoprotectsomething:
鞘套；护皮Thecablehas acopperwiresurroundedby aplasticsheath.电缆是铜丝做的，外面包着塑料皮。
Thenervesareprotectedbythinsheaths offattytissue.神经由薄薄的脂肪鞘保护着。
acoverinto which aknifeorswordfitsso that thebladecannotcutsomeone when it is not being used:
（刀剑的）鞘Hedrewtheknifefromitsjewelledleathersheath.他把刀从镶有珠宝的皮鞘中抽出来。
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acondom
避孕套（同 condom）Coverings and layers
- a blanket ofsomethingidiom
- beeswax wrap
- blanket
- brazen
- casing
- diaphragm
- interstratification
- interstratify
- lagging
- layer
- layered
- seam
- strata
- stratum
- substratum
- superstratum
- tar paper
- varnish
- veil
- vein
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