| 单词 | enshrine |
| 释义 | enshrine (once / 3248 pages) v If your mother enshrines your first drawing, she might frame it and hang it in a special place, as if it were a holy relic. To enshrine is to put something special, often religious, into a protective place. A shrine is a place considered holy because something special happened there or a case that holds sacred items. Places where people have claimed to see Jesus sometimes become shines. When you enshrine something, it means you are creating a shrine around it, or you are giving it its own protected revered space. This can be literal or figurative. At a funeral, the minister might say that the deceased will forever be enshrined in the memories of those who loved him or her. WORD FAMILYenshrine: enshrined, enshrines, enshrining+/shrine: enshrine, shrined, shrines, shrining USAGE EXAMPLESThe parameters enshrine the “land swaps” beloved of peace processors. The Guardian(Dec 31, 2016) Bridgewater’s new technology would enshrine his unorthodox management approach in a software system. Wall Street Journal(Dec 22, 2016) There is a reason why the protection of medical personnel in times of war was enshrined in the Geneva Conventions. Time(Dec 14, 2016) 1v enclose in a shrine the saint's bones were enshrined in the cathedral Syn|Hyper shrine close in, enclose, inclose, shut in surround completely 2v hold sacred Syn|Hyper saint fear, revere, reverence, venerate regard with feelings of respect and reverence; consider hallowed or exalted or be in awe of |
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