单词 | embrace |
释义 | embrace —embrace /ɪmˈbreɪs/ noun [C] ► C2 the act of holding someone tightly with both arms to express love, liking, or sympathy, or when greeting or leaving someone: » She greeted me with a warm embrace.verb [I or T] LITERARY (HOLD) ↑Verb Endings for embrace ► C2 to hold someone tightly with both arms to express love, liking, or sympathy, or when greeting or leaving someone: » She saw them embrace on the station platform.» He leaned over to embrace the child.Thesaurus+: ↑Showing affection , ↑Touching and feelingverb [T] FORMAL (ACCEPT) ↑Verb Endings for embrace ► C1 to accept something enthusiastically: » This was an opportunity that he would embrace.Thesaurus+: ↑Accepting and agreeing , ↑Accepting and agreeing reluctantly , ↑Approving and approval• • • Extra Examples:» We are always eager to embrace the latest technology.» Corporate America quickly embraced the Web as a new vehicle for advertising.» This was in the days before she embraced religion.» After meeting Claude Monet in 1887 he embraced and promoted the Impressionist style.» Dole has long embraced the concept.verb [T] FORMAL (INCLUDE) ↑Verb Endings for embrace ► C1 to include something, often as one of a number of things: » Linguistics embraces a diverse range of subjects such as phonetics and stylistics.Thesaurus+: ↑Including and containing , ↑Comprising and consisting of |
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