en·cir·cle
verb/ɪnˈsɜːkl/
/ɪnˈsɜːrkl/
(formal)Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they encircle | /ɪnˈsɜːkl/ /ɪnˈsɜːrkl/ |
| he / she / it encircles | /ɪnˈsɜːklz/ /ɪnˈsɜːrklz/ |
| past simple encircled | /ɪnˈsɜːkld/ /ɪnˈsɜːrkld/ |
| past participle encircled | /ɪnˈsɜːkld/ /ɪnˈsɜːrkld/ |
| -ing form encircling | /ɪnˈsɜːklɪŋ/ /ɪnˈsɜːrklɪŋ/ |
- encircle somebody/something to surround somebody/something completely in a circle
环绕；围绕；包围 - Jack's arms encircled her waist.
杰克的双臂搂着她的腰。 - The island is encircled by a coral reef.
这个岛周围都是珊瑚礁。 - Snow covered the encircling hills.
雪覆盖了周围的山丘。
Oxford Collocations DictionaryEncircle is used with these nouns as the object:- waist
- wrist
Word Originlate 16th cent. (formerly also as incircle): from en-, in- ‘within’ + circle. - Jack's arms encircled her waist.