单词 | embrace |
释义 | embrace (ɪmbreɪs ) Word forms: embraces , embracing , embraced 1. verb B2 If you embrace someone, you put your arms around them and hold them tightly, usually in order to show your love or affection for them. You can also say that two people embrace. Penelope came forward and embraced her sister. [VERB noun] At first people were sort of crying for joy and embracing each other. [VERB noun] He threw his arms round her and they embraced passionately. [VERB] Synonyms: hug, hold, cuddle, seize Embrace is also a noun. ...a young couple locked in an embrace. 2. verb If you embrace a change, political system, or idea, you accept it and start supporting it or believing in it. [formal] He embraces the new information age. [VERB noun] The new rules have been embraced by government watchdog organizations. [be VERB-ed] Synonyms: accept, support, receive, welcome Embrace is also a noun. The marriage signalled James's embrace of the Catholic faith. [+ of] 3. verb If something embraces a group of people, things, or ideas, it includes them in a larger group or category. [formal] ...a theory that would embrace the whole field of human endeavour. [VERB noun] Synonyms: include, involve, cover, deal with Collocations: embrace a lifestyle During a trek of 1,000 miles, the migratory mob embraces a lifestyle that even other wildebeest herds avoid. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 However, she embraces the lifestyle. Times,Sunday Times During his youth in the 1960s he embraced the lifestyle of a mod and a hippy. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Employers must learn to love their greying workforce, and we must learn to embrace the notion of keeping active and employed for longer. Times, Sunday Times Even politicians are embracing the notion. Times, Sunday Times It embraces a notion that one must observe people that live well in order to truly understand positive psychology. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 This season saw the show embracing the notion of serialized storylines. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The novel denounced vigilantism, whereas the film embraced the notion. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 She was a virulent despiser of the state and, astonishingly, certain technocrats have recently embraced her principles. Times, Sunday Times He embraced this principle of moderation. Christianity Today Both embraced the principle of legality. Times, Sunday Times He embraced the principle that those who have achieved great wealth should give back for the public good and create institutions dedicated to that purpose. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 His plan embraces the principle of telescope reflective glass with several radical changes in old methods. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 I would embrace my religion. Times, Sunday Times They were urged to embrace the religion of the magi, but they remained firm in their faith. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 In other words, a person can not, at one's whims and fancies renounce or embrace a religion. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 By embracing their religion, they gain a measure of solace. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 If you love the ease of day-old texture and fuss-free simplicity, then embrace this style. The Sun With the wider acceptance of swing music around 1935, larger mainstream bands began to embrace this style of music. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Although he was clearly influenced and inspired by the twelve-tone music, which was very popular in his day, he never completely embraced this style. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Protestants also embraced the style. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 But in the end, no country will embrace a vision of decline. Times, Sunday Times If everyone could embrace the vision, how possibly could an enemy be successful in weakening us? Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Cities worldwide embraced his vision. Times, Sunday Times Social project management embraces the vision of seamless online collaboration within a project team, but also provides for the use of rigorous project management techniques. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Other research illustrates how call center workers develop ways to counter or resist this environment by integrating local cultural sensibilities or embracing a vision of a new life. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 While he has broadly embraced change, one area remains off limits. Times, Sunday Times (2017) They lost the capacity to embrace change. The Global Marketplace (1993) It's a good example of the courts embracing changing media formats and new ways that the public obtain information. Times, Sunday Times (2011) And she has embraced change with courage and fortitude. The Sun (2012) Judges had to embrace change and courts needed to be speedier. Times, Sunday Times (2014) We must embrace innovation and look for other uses for the properties. Times, Sunday Times Our business leaders in traditional industries need to embrace innovation now, otherwise they risk being left behind and becoming a barrier to progress. Times, Sunday Times Farmers need to adapt to new circumstances, invest in their businesses and embrace innovation. Times, Sunday Times However, real start-ups possess qualities that no fake, corporate start-up possesses: raw hunger, an ability to embrace innovation and a fierce motivation to succeed. Times, Sunday Times Humanity, by embracing innovation, will live for ever. Times, Sunday Times Business and voluntary sector leaders who want to see their cities thrive will embrace the cause. Times, Sunday Times If it embraces his cause, the party will be over. Times, Sunday Times Following the initial traumatic times many of the citizens of the area in question quickly embrace the cause of the victors to benefit from the new system. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 He was embracing the cause of debt-ridden and credit-starved farmers, and other borrowers, against urban, internationalist and, above all, financial interests. Times, Sunday Times He succeeded by embracing the cause of civil service reform. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 It's good for our souls to embrace the joy that comes from fully living every single day (and not just when we've got sunscreen and bathing suits on). Christianity Today Unless my eyes deceive me, this appears to be the second time in a week the supermodel has been spotted embracing the joys of motherhood. The Sun But they clearly have not embraced the joy of the global tournament. Times, Sunday Times Other presidents have proven less inclined to embrace the spirit of reform. The Times Literary Supplement But not everybody seems to embrace the spirit of this advice. Times, Sunday Times Embrace the spirit of why you are doing it and, above all, enjoy yourself. Times, Sunday Times If he deems the occasion worthy of a rare post-match press conference, do we embrace the spirit of the day by offering him a round of applause at the end? Times, Sunday Times Did it ever feel more that everyone was out for themselves rather than embracing the spirit of 1995 and working together? Times,Sunday Times Someone who would embrace the whole club set-up. The Sun I would boldly embrace the whole 21st-century universe online thingy. Times, Sunday Times Everyone agrees that discipleship and formation used to embrace the whole person. Christianity Today It helps a person to embrace the whole world. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 His organization would embrace the whole community. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 They barely knew each other but embraced warmly, chatted for ten minutes, embraced again and went on their separate ways. Times, Sunday Times This visit was much better co-ordinated and the two embraced warmly before retreating into the house for further talks. Times, Sunday Times The two, close friends and rivals, embraced warmly. Times, Sunday Times And before kick-off, they embraced warmly and shared a smile. The Sun We really had very little negativity in terms of feedback and it was embraced wholeheartedly. Times, Sunday Times A philosophy he has embraced wholeheartedly. Times, Sunday Times A ludicrous enough excuse without considering the fact he chose a profession which, if embraced wholeheartedly, might require him to wear any number of daft costumes at any given time. The Sun But a critical factor has to be that the errant one embraces wholeheartedly that what they did was unacceptable and takes full responsibility for it. The Sun First, the concept of the armored cruiser was not embraced wholeheartedly in naval circles. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 They were passed from a succession of mostly private equity owners into the loving embrace of a listed company promising to make them great again. Times, Sunday Times The two embrace in a clearly loving embrace. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Realizing they still have feelings for each other, they decide to ignore the expectations of others, and share a loving embrace. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 We embraced, a warm and loving embrace, nothing withheld. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The two reunite in a loving embrace and go home, together. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Faced with uncertain economic climes, we are scurrying back to the warm embrace of the stodgy sweet. Times, Sunday Times (2009) But the begrudging grant of an entry visa is not the same as a warm embrace. Times, Sunday Times (2015) Translations: Chinese: 拥抱 Japanese: 抱きしめる |
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