em.brace
v.(动词)em.braced,em.brac.ing,em.brac.es v.tr.(及物动词)To clasp or hold close with the arms, usually as an expression of affection.拥抱:用胳膊紧紧地夹住或抱住,通常作为亲热的表示
To surround; enclose:包围;包含:例句:We allowed the warm water to embrace us.我们让温水包围我们
To twine around:环绕,缠绕:例句:a trellis that was embraced by vines.环绕了葡萄藤的棚架
To include as part of something broader.See Synonyms at include 包含,包括:包围作某物的边界参见 includeTo take up willingly or eagerly:乐意地或渴望地从事于:例句:embrace a social cause.乐意地从事于一项社会活动
To avail oneself of:利用:例句:.I only regret, in my chilled age, certain occasions and possibilities I didn`t embrace.(Henry James).我只是遗憾,在我失意的时候没有利用某些情况和某些可能.(亨利·詹姆斯)
v.intr.(不及物动词)To join in an embrace.互相拥抱n.(名词)An act of holding close with the arms, usually as an expression of affection; a hug.拥抱:用胳膊紧紧抱住的动作,通常作为亲热的表示;拥抱An enclosure or encirclement:包围或环绕:例句:caught in the jungle`s embrace.陷于丛林环绕之中
Eager acceptance:热忱:热切的接受:例句:your embrace of Catholicism.你对天主教教义的热忱
来源:Middle English embracen 中古英语 embracen from Old French embracer 源自 古法语 embracer en- [in] * see en- en- [在…里] *参见 en-brace [the two arms] * see brace brace [两只胳膊] *参见 brace
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embrace.able
adj.(形容词)embrace.ment
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