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单词 embrace
释义
embrace
ɪmbrs ɛmˈbreɪs ɪmˈbreɪs
Word forms: plural , 3rd person singular present tense embraces, present participle embracing, past tense , past participle embraced
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 . 抱;拥抱
  • Penelope came forward and embraced her sister. [VERB noun]

    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. [VERB noun]

    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. [VERB]

    他伸出手臂搂住她,他们热情相拥。

SYN hug, hold, cuddle, seize
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. 欣然接受,支持(变革、政治体制、观点等) [formal]
  • He embraces the new information age. [VERB noun]

    他迎接新的信息时代的到来。

  • The new rules have been embraced by government watchdog organizations. [be VERB-ed]

    政府监察机构已经欣然接受了这些新规则。

SYN accept, support, receive, welcome
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. 包括;接纳 [formal]
  • ...a theory that would embrace the whole field of human endeavour. [VERB noun]

    将囊括人类活动的各个领域的理论

SYN include, involve, cover, deal with
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