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单词 enfold
释义

enfold

/ɪnˈfəʊld / /ɛnˈfəʊld/
verb [with object]
1Surround; envelop: he shut off the engine and silence enfolded them...
  • When the sudden silence had enfolded the room in its velvet cloak, he had known that he was nothing, absolutely nothing compared to the wielder of such power.
  • Amid all the celebrations over their recovery, silence continued to enfold the conditions that had enabled the looting of the treasures in the first place.
  • As the couple stands in the shadow-filled office, a blanket of silence enfolds them.

Synonyms

envelop, engulf, sheathe, swathe, swaddle, cocoon, shroud, veil, cloak, drape, cover, conceal, mask;
surround, encircle, circle, enclose, encase
literary enshroud, mantle, pall, pave, lap
rare obnubilate
1.1Hold or clasp (someone) lovingly in one’s arms: he enfolded her in his arms and stroked her hair...
  • Several arms of gentle loving kindness enfolded him into an embrace of warmth and love.
  • He enfolded him in an embrace; Phillipe pounded him on the back.
  • I was enfolded in her warm embrace, a grin spread wide across my face.

Synonyms

clasp, hold, fold, wrap, squeeze, clutch, take, gather;
embrace, hug, cuddle, cradle
literary embosom
archaic strain

Origin

Late Middle English (in the sense 'involve, entail, imply'; formerly also as infold): from en-1, in-2 'within' + fold1.

Rhymes

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