抽出鞘 meaning in English

unsheathe

Then fearing that his paroxysm might get the better of him , he clutched with one hand the branch of a tree against which he was leaning , and with the other convulsively grasped the dagger with a carved handle which was in his belt , and which , unwittingly , he drew from the scabbard from time to time
他深怕这种强烈的情感使他无法克制自己，于是就一手抓住他身边靠着的那棵树的丫枝，另外那只手则痉挛似地紧握住他腰带上那把柄上雕花的匕首，时时不自觉地把它抽出鞘来。