Word · Frequency #3968
embrace
/emˈbreɪs/
verb
拥抱
to put your arms around someone to show affection
- 1.
To clasp (someone or each other) in the arms with affection; to take in the arms; to hug.
用手臂拥抱某人;拥抱
- 2.
To seize (something) eagerly or with alacrity; to accept or take up with cordiality; to welcome.
热情地接受或采纳
- 3.
To submit to; to undergo.
顺从;经历
- 4.
To encircle; to enclose, to encompass.
包围;围住
- 5.
To enfold, to include (ideas, principles, etc.); to encompass.
包含(思想、原则等);涵盖
欣然接受;采纳;包含;涵盖;环绕;围住;顺从;经历;用手臂拥抱某人;拥抱
In use
The mother gently embraced her daughter at the airport.
The company quickly embraced the new technology to improve its service.
The course embraces both theory and practical training.
Verb forms
base embrace · third person embraces · -ing embracing · past embraced · past participle embraced
及物动词,可指拥抱或欣然接受。
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Learner notes
Grammar Note
宾语可以是具体的人,也可以是抽象事物(如观点、变化)。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 2,建议结合例句记忆,而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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