embrace
- IPA[ɪmˈbreɪs]
英式
- hold (someone) closely in one's arms, especially as a sign of affection；accept (a belief, theory, or change) willingly and enthusiastically
- an act of holding someone closely in one's arms；used to refer to something which is regarded as surrounding, holding, or restricting someone
verb: embrace, 3rd person present: embraces, gerund or present participle: embracing, past tense: embraced, past participle: embraced
noun: embrace, plural noun: embraces
- 釋義
動詞
- 1. hold (someone) closely in one's arms, especially as a sign of affection Aunt Sophie embraced her warmly the two embraced, holding each other tightly 同義詞
- 2. accept (a belief, theory, or change) willingly and enthusiastically besides traditional methods, artists are embracing new technology 同義詞 反義詞
- 3. include or contain (something) as a constituent part his career embraces a number of activities—composing, playing, and acting 同義詞 反義詞
名詞
- 1. an act of holding someone closely in one's arms they were locked in an embrace
- ▪ used to refer to something which is regarded as surrounding, holding, or restricting someone totalitarianism has meant that no interest falls outside the embrace of the state
- 2. an act of accepting something willingly or enthusiastically their eager embrace of foreign influences
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- IPA[əmˈbrās]
美式
- hold (someone) closely in one's arms, especially as a sign of affection: Aunt Sophie embraced her warmly the two embraced, holding each other tightly
- an act of holding someone closely in one's arms: they were locked in an embrace
Oxford American Dictionary
