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单词 embody
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embody
(ɪmbɒdi )
Word forms: embodies , embodying , embodied
1. verb
To embody an idea or quality means to be a symbol or expression of that idea or quality.
Jack Kennedy embodied all the hopes of the 1960s. [VERB noun]
For twenty-nine years, Checkpoint Charlie embodied the Cold War. [VERB noun]
That stability was embodied in the Gandhi family. [be V-ed + in/by]
Synonyms: personify, represent, express, realize  
2. verb
If something is embodied in a particular thing, the second thing contains or consists of the first.
The proposal has been embodied in a draft resolution. [be V-ed + in/by]
U.K. employment law embodies arbitration mechanisms to settle industrial disputes. [VERB noun]
...In the British system the executive is supposedly embodied by the Crown and the legislative by Parliament [VERB-ed]
Synonyms: incorporate, include, contain, combine  
Collocations:
embody a principle
Paragraphs 3 and 4 embody the principle of enumerated powers and the silence of law principle.
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Secular societies have the immense virtue of embodying the principle of pluralism.
Times, Sunday Times
Our legal system embodies the principle that justice should be seen to be done.
Times, Sunday Times
Modern warfare embodies the principles of continuous operations with an expectation of higher combat stress casualties.
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She said it was wrong to say it was purely a private matter, and elected public officials had to embody the principles and values for which they stand.
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embody a value
But they were friendly and socially adept, and they embodied the values of the group.
Christianity Today
Has any onscreen creation embodied the values of the fashion industry as perfectly?
Times, Sunday Times
In a career of more than 60 years she embodied the values of freedom of thought and inquiry.
Times, Sunday Times
But neither felt any party leader understood their lives or embodied the values they hold dear.
The Sun
Transformational leaders must embody the values that the followers should be learning and mimicking back to others.
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embody a vision
Your willingness to embody the vision of your organization has a direct impact on your credibility as a leader.
Christianity Today
Warp 9 evolved from a studio concept into a band, as the producers added personnel to embody their vision of electro.
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I embodied the vision of the designer or the brand.
Times, Sunday Times
embody an idea
Labour now has a detailed set of policies to embody this idea.
Times, Sunday Times
About 300 musicians were spread across five cities, so that their contributions worked both separately and in combination, embodying the idea of individuality and national unity.
Times, Sunday Times
It embodied the ideas of self-determination and of free trade.
Times, Sunday Times
It was then associated with a very positive, glamorous self-image which embodied the idea of cool found in jazz.
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It embodies the idea of a silent universe, all at one bursting into activity and chaos.
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embody an ideal
The cart needs a horse: charismatic leaders who embody the ideal and make it flesh.
Times, Sunday Times
Many men who hold great social power do not embody an ideal masculinity.
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Believers played an important part in higher education, in the anti-foot binding movement and as embodying the ideal of religious citizenship in a modern state.
The Times Literary Supplement
But the latter presents itself as embodying some ideals while in fact eroding them.
The Times Literary Supplement
As a practical method of farming, biodynamics embodies the ideal of ever-increasing ecological self-sufficiency just as with modern agro-ecology, but includes ethical-spiritual considerations.
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embody the essence of
In primitive societies communal singing, dancing, plastic and graphic art embody the essence of their creators, and perhaps more importantly promote a sense of pride.
Times, Sunday Times
Each of these embody the essence of their respective goddess, and bestow certain boons on their bearers.
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It embodied the essence of football: teamwork and technique.
Times, Sunday Times
His images have been described as embodying the essence of tactile realism, while at the same time they possess a painterly quality.
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He just went for it and took it all in, and he embodied the essence of what the blues was all about.
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Translations:
Chinese: 体现
Japanese: 具体的に表現する
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