embrace sb/sth
表示“拥抱”时为及物动词，后面直接接人或物，不加介词。
He embraced his mother before boarding the plane.
他在登机前拥抱了母亲。
拥抱
embracing — present participle of embrace
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
to put your arms around someone to show affection
用手臂拥抱某人；拥抱
To clasp (someone or each other) in the arms with affection; to take in the arms; to hug.
热情地接受或采纳
To seize (something) eagerly or with alacrity; to accept or take up with cordiality; to welcome.
顺从；经历
To submit to; to undergo.
包围；围住
To encircle; to enclose, to encompass.
包含(思想、原则等)；涵盖
To enfold, to include (ideas, principles, etc.); to encompass.
一般现在时
She embraces every new challenge.
她欣然接受每一个新的挑战。
一般过去时
They embraced warmly after the long separation.
久别重逢后，他们热情地拥抱。
现在完成时
He has embraced the idea of working from home.
他已经接受了在家办公的想法。
及物动词，可指拥抱或欣然接受。
The mother gently embraced her daughter at the airport.
母亲在机场轻轻地拥抱了女儿。
用法提示：此处及物动词 embrace 表示“拥抱”，接宾语 her daughter。
The company quickly embraced the new technology to improve its service.
公司迅速采纳了新技术以改进服务。
用法提示：此处 embrace 作及物动词，意为“欣然接受、采纳”，宾语是抽象事物 the new technology。
The course embraces both theory and practical training.
这门课程涵盖理论和实践训练两方面。
用法提示：此处 embrace 表示“包含、涵盖”，主语是课程，宾语是范围。
表示“拥抱”时为及物动词，后面直接接人或物，不加介词。
He embraced his mother before boarding the plane.
他在登机前拥抱了母亲。
表示“欣然接受”抽象事物时，常用 the idea of doing sth 说明所接受的具体内容。
Many young people embrace the idea of working from home.
许多年轻人欣然接受在家工作的想法。
被动语态常与 widely、warmly 等副词连用，表示被某个群体普遍接受。
The reform was widely embraced by teachers.
这项改革得到了教师们的广泛认同。
as 引出接受者对该事物的看法或定位。
She embraced the criticism as a chance to improve.
她把这番批评当作改进的机会欣然接受。
grammar · medium
易错句子They embraced with each other and said goodbye.
正确表达They embraced each other and said goodbye.
embrace 是及物动词，表示“拥抱某人”时后面直接接宾语，不能再加介词 with。汉语说“互相拥抱”“和某人拥抱”，其中的“互相、和”容易让学习者误加 with each other；英语应说 embrace each other，或干脆说 They embraced（宾语省略）。
grammar · medium
易错句子We should embrace that change is a normal part of life.
正确表达We should embrace the fact that change is a normal part of life.
embrace 表示“接受、欣然认同”时，宾语只能是名词或名词性短语，不能直接跟 that 引导的从句。汉语的“接受”后面可以接小句（接受变化是常事），所以容易写成 embrace that…；英语需用 the fact that… 作宾语，或改用 accept/admit。
grammar · medium
易错句子He embrace every new idea that comes along.
正确表达He embraces every new idea that comes along.
一般现在时中主语为第三人称单数时，谓语动词必须加词尾 -s；汉语动词不随人称和数变化，学习者常漏掉这个词尾。embrace 的第三人称单数形式是 embraces：词尾是 /s/ 音，加 -es 后读作 /ɪz/。
欣然接受变化；拥抱变化
Companies must embrace change to stay competitive.
公司必须拥抱变化才能保持竞争力。
欣然接受多样性；拥抱多样性
The school encourages students to embrace diversity.
学校鼓励学生拥抱多样性。
拥抱科技；欣然接受技术
Many companies are eager to embrace technology.
许多公司急于拥抱科技。
欣然接受机会；抓住机会
She embraced the opportunity to study abroad.
她欣然接受了出国留学的机会。
迎接挑战；欣然接受挑战
She decided to embrace a challenge and run a marathon.
她决定迎接挑战，去跑马拉松。
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互相拥抱
The two friends embraced each other after years apart.
两个朋友分别多年后互相拥抱。