embrace

[英] [imˈbreis] [美] [ɛmˈbres] 生词本

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n.

[英] [imˈbreis] [美] [ɛmˈbres,ɪm'bres]

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n.

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1. V-RECIP 抱;拥抱 If you embrace someone, you put your arms around them and hold them tightly, usually in order to show your love or affection for them. You can also say that two people embrace
  • Penelope came forward and embraced her sister...

    佩内洛普走上前拥抱了她妹妹。

  • At first people were sort of crying for joy and embracing each other...

    起初人们几乎是喜极而泣,并互相拥抱。

  • He threw his arms round her and they embraced passionately.

    他伸出手臂搂住她,他们热情相拥。

  • Embrace is also a noun.
    • ...a young couple locked in an embrace.

      紧紧拥抱在一起的年轻情侣

2. VERB 欣然接受,支持(变革、政治体制、观点等) If you embrace a change, political system, or idea, you accept it and start supporting it or believing in it. 
  • He embraces the new information age...

    他迎接新的信息时代的到来。

  • The new rules have been embraced by government watchdog organizations.

    政府监察机构已经欣然接受了这些新规则。

  • Embrace is also a noun.
    • The marriage signalled James's embrace of the Catholic faith.

      这桩婚姻标志着詹姆斯皈依了天主教。

3. VERB 包括;接纳 If something embraces a group of people, things, or ideas, it includes them in a larger group or category. 
  • ...a theory that would embrace the whole field of human endeavour.

    将囊括人类活动的各个领域的理论

Noun

1. the act of clasping another person in the arms (as in greeting or affection)

2. the state of taking in or encircling;

  • "an island in the embrace of the sea"

3. a close affectionate and protective acceptance;

  • "his willing embrace of new ideas"
  • "in the bosom of the family"
Verb

1. include in scope; include as part of something broader; have as one's sphere or territory;

  • "This group encompasses a wide range of people from different backgrounds"
  • "this should cover everyone in the group"

2. hug, usually with fondness;

  • "Hug me, please"
  • "They embraced"

3. take up the cause, ideology, practice, method, of someone and use it as one's own;

  • "She embraced Catholocism"
  • "They adopted the Jewish faith"

体育

  • 1.相抱
  • 2.抱人
  • 3.抱球

计算机

  • 1.包围
1. He held her to him in a warm embrace.
他热列地拥抱她。

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2. Taiwan will return to the embrace of the motherland; the whole country must be united. This is the general trend of development and the common aspiration of the people.
台湾要回到祖国的怀抱,全国一定要统一。这是大势所趋,人心所向。

来自《现代汉英综合大词典》

3. The hills embrace the village.
山丘环绕着村庄。

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