Sheath & Hilt

sheath



Y

1. (刀、劍等的)鞘; (工具等的)護套

5.【植】葉鞘

6. 女子緊身服裝



D



–noun 

1. a case or covering for the blade of a sword, dagger, or the like. 

2. any similar close-fitting covering or case. 

3. a condom. 

4. Biology. a closely enveloping part or structure, as in an animal or plant. 

5. Botany. the leaf base when it forms a vertical coating surrounding the stem. 

6. a close-fitting dress, skirt, or coat, esp. an unbelted dress with a straight drape. 

7. Electricity. the metal covering of a cable. 

8. Electronics. 

a. the metal wall of a wave guide. 

b. a space charge formed by ions (離子) near an electrode (電極) in a tube containing low-pressure gas. 

c. the region of a space charge in a cathode (陰極) -ray tube. cf. anode (陽極)



–verb (used with object) 

9. to sheathe.  





C



sheath (n., v.), sheathe (v.)   

 

The noun plural is either sheathes (with a voiced -thz sound for the final consonant cluster, to rhyme with breathes), or sheaths (with the final cluster a voiceless -ths, to rhyme with Keith’s). 



The third person singular present tense of the verb has the same two pronunciations and spellings as the noun plural. The past tense and past participle of the verb are both spelled sheathed but pronounced with either a voiced (-thd) or voiceless (-tht). 













Above King Street downtown, the $200 million film and cultural center known as Bell Lightbox is rising, a much more visible structure than it was in September 2007. Seating about 1,350 people 



in five theaters sheathed [in] gallery and dining space, 



the Lightbox will open in 2010, altering the way films unspool at one of the world’s key festivals.





sling

slinging [burgers] and [onion rings] to the rare customer

to sling a [rifle] over one's shoulder. 

to sling a hammock between two [trees].  

cf. sheath

swoop

The [hawk] swooped [down] and seized the rabbit.

catapult 

He was catapulted to [fame].

The [boy] catapulted [out] of the house.

ricochet

the movie [takes on] Slacker's free-form [approach], 

ricocheting [from] one conversation [to] the next with just a [hint] of a narrative.

Convulsion

Pallet  









hilt



Y

(刀、劍、工具等的) 柄



D



–noun 

1. the handle of a sword or dagger. 

2. the handle of any weapon or tool.  



–verb (used with object) 

3. to furnish with a hilt.  



—Idiom

4. to the hilt, 

to the maximum extent or degree; completely; fully: 



to play the role to the hilt. Also, [up] to the hilt.  



tether

[at] the end of one's [tether]

This is [beyond] my tether

trawl

Kenzie goes [trawling] [for] the little girl through an underworld of 

troll 

cf. droll

Fray





　

If one thing is for certain, it's that Ron Perlman was born to play this cat-loving demon with a heart of gold. 



His [nuance][s] under the makeup are effortless, 



as is his interaction with the movie's biggest surprise, that of (鰓) gill-man and best bud, Abe Sapien.



Performer Doug Jones dons the suit once more, but this time, is given the humble task of supplying the voice for the creature (taking the reins from Frasier's David Hyde Pierce) -- the result being a homerun straight out of one of the Hollywood's most unexpected playbooks. 



Abe and Hellboy are an endearing duo to be reckoned with, and with their dual romantic subplots, are given the chance to play off each other in wonderfully silly ways. And if there weren't enough laughs already with returning cast member Jeffrey Tambor, here comes the newest -- and most delightfully bizarre -- BPRD member, Johan Strauss, 



infectiously voiced to a Germanic hilt by Family Guy-guru, 



Seth MacFarlane. On the flipside, Luke Goss provides another intriguing villain that's not unlike his sorrowful portrayal of the tragic Shakespearean baddie in Del Toro's highly underrated Blade II.