Word · CEFR A2 · Frequency #3672
envelope
信封
A paper or cardboard wrapper used to enclose letters or thin flat items, especially for mailing.
- 1.
A paper or cardboard wrapper used to enclose small, flat items, especially letters, for mailing.
- 2.
a flat (usually rectangular) container for a letter, thin package, etc.
装信件或薄包裹的扁平容器(通常为矩形)
- 3.
Something that envelops; a wrapping.
- 4.
any wrapper or covering
任何包装物或覆盖物
- 5.
A bag containing the lifting gas of a balloon or airship; fabric that encloses the gas-bags of an airship.
- 6.
a curve that is tangent to each of a family of curves
与一族曲线相切的曲线
- 7.
A mathematical curve, surface, or higher-dimensional object that is the tangent to a given family of lines, curves, surfaces, or higher-dimensional objects.
- 8.
A curve that bounds another curve or set of curves, as the modulation envelope of an amplitude-modulated carrier wave in electronics.
- 9.
The shape of a sound, which may be controlled by a synthesizer or sampler.
- 10.
The information used for routing a message that is transmitted with the message but not part of its contents.
- 11.
An enclosing structure or cover, such as a membrane; a space between two membranes
- 12.
The set of limitations within which a technological system can perform safely and effectively.
- 13.
The nebulous covering of the head or nucleus of a comet; a coma.
- 14.
An earthwork in the form of a single parapet or a small rampart, sometimes raised in the ditch and sometimes beyond it.
覆盖物;包装;包络线;包络面;包络;调制包络;音色包络;音量包络;气囊;气袋
In use
I put the letter into the envelope and sealed it.
She received an envelope with a check inside.
He carefully opened the envelope with a letter opener.
a/an [adj] envelope
形容词常可修饰envelope,如brown, large, plain等。
She sealed the letter in a brown envelope.
她把信封装进一个棕色信封里。
the envelope [prep phrase]
The envelope on the table is for you.
桌子上的那个信封是给你的。
push the envelope
固定习语,意为超越常规界限。
The director pushed the envelope with his new film.
Connections
Collocations
- stamped envelope
- 贴邮票的信封
- Please put the letter in a stamped envelope.请把信放入贴好邮票的信封。
- self-addressed envelope
- 写明回信地址的信封
- Include a self-addressed envelope for the reply.附上一个写明回信地址的信封以便回复。
- padded envelope
- 带衬垫的信封
- I sent the fragile item in a padded envelope.我把易碎物品放在带衬垫的信封里寄出。
- envelope stuffing
- 装信封
- She spent the afternoon doing envelope stuffing for the campaign.她整个下午都在为竞选活动装信封。
- push the envelope
- 挑战极限
- The engineers pushed the envelope to achieve faster speeds.工程师们挑战极限,以获得更快的速度。
- flight envelope
Learner notes
Memory Tip
想象信封(envelope)上写着'恩我乐谱',谐音帮助记忆。
Context & Register
register: neutral; typical settings: 邮寄信件, 办公用品; note_zh: 这个意思通常用于日常交流,比较常见于书面和口语中。
Pronunciation & Spelling
These words share the same ending sound /əʊp/ as the unstressed last syllable of envelope. Note that 'envelop' (verb) is spelled similarly but stressed differently and pronounced /ɪnˈvɛləp/.
High-value vocabulary
该词属于 Oxford 核心词汇,值得优先掌握常见搭配和句型。
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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