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

ensconceensconce /ɪnˈskɑns/ verb

ETYMOLOGYensconce

Origin: 1500-1600 sconce small strong building for defense (16-19 centuries), from Dutch schans

VERB TABLE

ensconce

Simple Form
Present	I, you, we, they	ensconce
	he, she, it	ensconces
Past	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	ensconced
Present perfect	I, you, we, they	have ensconced
	he, she, it	has ensconced
Past perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	had ensconced
Future	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will ensconce
Future perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will have ensconced

Continuous Form
Present	I	am ensconcing
	he, she, it	is ensconcing
	you, we, they	are ensconcing
Past	I, he, she, it	was ensconcing
	you, we, they	were ensconcing
Present perfect	I, you, we, they	have been ensconcing
	he, she, it	has been ensconcing
Past perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	had been ensconcing
Future	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will be ensconcing
Future perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will have been ensconcing

to get into a comfortable place or good position, in which you plan to stay: ensconce yourself in something My aunt had ensconced herself in the best bedroom.be ensconced in something Gavigan was firmly ensconced in the top job in sales.