en.gross
v.tr.(及物动词)en.grossed,en.gross.ing,en.gross.es To occupy exclusively; absorb:使全神贯注;吸引:例句:A great novel engrosses the reader.See Synonyms at monopolize 一部伟大的小说可以使读者全神贯注参见 monopolize
To acquire most or all of (a commodity); monopolize (a market).独占(一类商品);垄断(一个市场)
To write or transcribe in a large, clear hand.用清楚的大字体书写To write or print the final draft of (an official document).正式誊清:正式誊写(官方文件)终稿
来源:Middle English engrossen [to collect in large quantity, monopolize] 中古英语 engrossen [大量搜集,垄断] from Old French engrossier 源自 古法语 engrossier from en gros [in large quantity] 源自 en gros [大量] en [in] from Latin in * see in- 2en [在…里] 源自 拉丁语 in *参见 in-2gros [large] * see gross gros [大的] *参见 grossSense 3, from Middle English engrossen [to make a finished copy of a legal document] 释义3,源自 中古英语 engrossen [誊写法律文件的终稿] from Anglo-Norman engrosser 源自 英法语 engrosser from Medieval Latin ingross3re 源自 中世纪拉丁语 ingross3re Latin in- [in] * see en- 拉丁语 in- [在…里] *参见 en-grossa [a copy in a large hand] from Late Latin grossus [thick] grossa [用大字体书写的文稿] 源自 后期拉丁语 grossus [浓重的,厚的]
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engross.er
n.(名词)