名词+e

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有一些名词，末尾加 e 后就成为动词，数量不多，但也是构词法的一种：

bath    n. 洗澡 [bɑ:θ]

bathe    v. 洗澡 [beð]

You can take a hot bath before going to bed.

Most of the people bathe every day.

breath    n. 呼吸  [brɛθ]

breathe    v. 呼吸  [brið]

He took a deep breath, and began to climb the stairs.

Hold your breath for a while, then slowly breathe out.

wreath    n. 花环, 花冠,花圈  [ri:θ]

wreathe   v. 用花环装饰,编花环  [ri:ð]

The Queen laid a wreath at the war memorial. 女王向战争纪念碑献花环

The girls chose flowers to wreathe themselves.

sheath    n. 鞘, 护套, 外壳 [ʃiθ]

sheathe   v. 将(刀剑)入鞘, 将..包裹 [ʃið]

He drew his sword from its sheath.

He sheathed his knife. 刀入鞘

Trees, sheathed in ice, glittered in the sun. 树裹着冰霜在阳光下闪闪发光

cloth   n. 布  [klɔ:θ]

clothe  v. 穿衣服 [kləʊð]

They clothe their children in the latest fashions.   

She was on her own with two kids to feed and clothe.             

clon      n. 克隆, 无性繁殖  [k'lən]

clone    v. 克隆，使无性繁殖 [kləʊn]

clon stem cell  克隆干细胞

The idea to clone extinct life still belongs to science fiction. 克隆灭绝生物的想法仍只限于科幻小说中                                 

swath    n. 长而宽的一长条

swathe   v. 用布条裹，缠

The tornado cut a wide swath through the town.

His head was swathed in bandages made from a torn sheet.