with obj.
1- hold (someone) closely in one's arms, especially as a sign of affection拥抱; 怀抱：
Aunt Sophie embraced her warmly
索菲姑妈亲热地把她抱在怀里
no obj. the two embraced, holding each other tightly.俩人紧紧地拥抱在一起。
1.1
- accept or support (a belief, theory, or change) willingly and enthusiastically欣然接受（或支持）（某种信仰, 理论或变革）; 信奉：
much of the population quickly embraced Islam.
人口中有许多人很快信奉了伊斯兰教。
1.2
- include or contain (something) as a constituent part包括, 包含：
his career embraces a number of activities - composing, playing, and acting.
他从事的职业包含着很多活动——作曲、演奏和演出。
1
- an act of holding someone closely in one's arms拥抱; 怀抱：
they were locked in an embrace.
他们紧紧地抱在一起。
1.1
- figurative used to refer to something which is regarded as surrounding or holding someone securely, especially in a restrictive or comforting way〈喻〉怀抱：
the first of the former Soviet republics to free itself from the embrace of Moscow.
第一个从莫斯科的怀抱中挣脱出来的前苏联加盟共和国。
1.2
- in sing. an act of accepting or supporting something willingly or enthusiastically接受; 信奉：
their eager embrace of foreign influences.
他们迫不及待地对外国影响的接受。
派生词
embraceable
adjectiveembracement
nounembracer
noun词源
Middle English （in the sense 'encircle, surround, enclose'; formerly also as imbrace ）： from Old French embracer, based on Latin in - 'in' + bracchium 'arm'.