encompass
- IPA[inˈkəmpəs]
美式
- surround and have or hold within；include comprehensively
verb: encompass, 3rd person present: encompasses, gerund or present participle: encompassing, past tense: encompassed, past participle: encompassed
- 釋義
動詞
- 1. surround and have or hold within a vast halo encompassing the Milky Way galaxy 同義詞
- ▪ include comprehensively no studies encompass all aspects of medical care 同義詞
- 2. archaic cause (something) to take place an act designed to encompass the death of the king
- 更多解釋
- IPA[ɪnˈkʌmpəs]
英式
- surround and have or hold within: this area of London encompasses Piccadilly to the north and St James's Park to the south
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