embrace

【发音】
美 /ɪm'bres/ 英 /ɪm'breɪs/
【翻译】
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n.拥抱,怀抱
英释:the act of holding someone close to you, especially as a sign of love
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vt. 拥抱; 包括; 包围
英释:to put your arms around someone and hold them in a friendly or loving way
【记忆】
em(在…内) + brace(胳膊) → 在胳膊里 → 拥抱
【短语】
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warm embrace : 温暖的拥抱
【例句】
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...a young couple locked in an embrace.
…紧紧相拥的年轻一对。
【真题例句】
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(2014.6 • CET4 • 第一套 • 阅读理解)...today's young women have been pushed to embrace both perfection and passion to pursue science and sports...
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(2013.6 • CET4 • 第一套 • 阅读理解)...its corporate culture was too rooted in the successes of the past for it to make the clean break necessary to fully embrace the future...
【同、近义词】
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vt.拥抱;信奉,皈依;包含
involve/contain/
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vi.拥抱
hug/cuddle/
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n.拥抱
hug/
【同根词】
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n
embracing : 拥抱
embracement : 拥抱;环绕;领会
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v
embracing : 拥抱,包含(embrace的现在分词形式)