单词	envelop
释义	envelopen‧vel‧op /ɪnˈveləp/ verb [transitive] formal Word Origin WORD ORIGINenvelop Origin: 1300-1400 Old French envoloper, from voloper ‘to wrap’ Verb Table VERB TABLE envelop Simple Form Present I, you, we, they envelop he, she, it envelops Past I, you, he, she, it, we, they enveloped Present perfect I, you, we, they have enveloped he, she, it has enveloped Past perfect I, you, he, she, it, we, they had enveloped Future I, you, he, she, it, we, they will envelop Future perfect I, you, he, she, it, we, they will have enveloped Continuous Form Present I am enveloping he, she, it is enveloping you, we, they are enveloping Past I, he, she, it was enveloping you, we, they were enveloping Present perfect I, you, we, they have been enveloping he, she, it has been enveloping Past perfect I, you, he, she, it, we, they had been enveloping Future I, you, he, she, it, we, they will be enveloping Future perfect I, you, he, she, it, we, they will have been enveloping Examples EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES At sunset, darkness enveloped the town. The mist and rain enveloped the forest so that we could only see the nearest trees. EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS He believed she was to blame for the tide of scandal enveloping the Royal Family. It was functional but soft, enveloping a visitor in instant comfort and security. Merseyside has been enveloped by sporting influence more than almost anywhere else in Britain, due to its two major football clubs. Reaching out, I can't even burst through the paper bag that envelops my being. Sound emanating from a pair of speakers seem enveloping, as though it were coming from other locations. The men took cigars and brandy outside in the garden, under the awning of wisteria that enveloped the terrace. The sadness was palpable and enveloped us like the dark. Viscous liquid oozed out like an alien blob and slowly enveloped the dented car. Thesaurus THESAURUS► cover (also cover up) to put something over, on, or around something else, to hide it, protect it, or improve its appearance: · Cover the dough, and leave it to rise.· She wears a lot of make-up to cover her spots. ► put something over something to put a cloth, blanket etc loosely over the top of something in order to cover it: · They gave him a blanket to put over his legs. ► wrap (also wrap up) to put paper, plastic, cloth etc tightly around something in order to protect, decorate, or post it: · I haven’t wrapped her birthday present yet. ► envelop literary to surround something completely so that it is difficult to see – used especially about darkness, smoke, and clouds: · At sunset, darkness enveloped the town. ► be shrouded in mist/darkness/smoke etc literary to be covered and hidden in mist, smoke etc: · The mountains were shrouded in mist. Longman Language Activatorto be on top of something► cover · Posters of Elvis covered practically the whole wall.· Tropical rain forests cover 7 percent of the world's surface.· As you can see from the weather map, huge rain clouds are completely covering the South East.· He was about fifty, with strands of fair hair covering a receding hair line. ► envelop written to cover something completely so that it is difficult to see or touch: · The mist and rain enveloped the forest so that we could only see the nearest trees.· At sunset, darkness enveloped the town. Collocations COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSNOUN► cloud · The image of Moses enveloped in the cloud of unknowing seemed to express the kind of spirituality they were trying to create.· When combines were first used in the prairies during the 1930's, they were often enveloped in a cloud of spores.· She was almost enveloped in a cloud of steam.· The lid of the kettle rattled continuously, causing the living room to be enveloped in clouds of dense steam. to cover or wrap something or someone up completelyenvelop in mountain peaks enveloped in mist the enveloping darkness
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