wreath
n
(pl ~s )
1
(a) arrangement of flowers and leaves twisted or woven into a circle and placed on a grave, etc as a mark of respect for the dead 花圈
to lay wreaths at the war memorial 向阵亡将士纪念碑献花圈.
(b) circle of flowers or leaves worn as a mark of honour round sb's head or neck; garland 花环; 花冠: a laurel wreath 桂冠.
2 ring or coil of smoke, cloud, etc (烟、 云等的)圈
wreaths of mist 薄雾缭绕.
It must have been a gas that could burn but that would not explode, a gas that did not smell strong, and a gas that did not kill people.
它一定是一种能够燃烧而不能爆炸的气体,一种味道不很强的而且不使人致死的气体。
If an unfair law existed, - and there were many that had been passed by the British rulers in India and South Africa - it was the duty of everyone to disobey this law, but without using violence.