英语词汇“enfold”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

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.

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 behold, bold, cold, fold, foretold, gold, hold, mould (US mold), old, outsold, scold, self-controlled, sold, told, uncontrolled, undersold, unpolled, uphold, withhold, wold
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