enfold

verb

/ɪnˈfəʊld/

(literary)

Verb Forms

present simple I / you / we / they enfold	/ɪnˈfəʊld/ /ɪnˈfəʊld/
he / she / it enfolds	/ɪnˈfəʊldz/ /ɪnˈfəʊldz/
past simple enfolded	/ɪnˈfəʊldɪd/ /ɪnˈfəʊldɪd/
past participle enfolded	/ɪnˈfəʊldɪd/ /ɪnˈfəʊldɪd/
-ing form enfolding	/ɪnˈfəʊldɪŋ/ /ɪnˈfəʊldɪŋ/

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enfold somebody/something (in something) to hold somebody in your arms in a way that shows love拥抱；搂抱 synonym embrace
- She lay quietly, enfolded in his arms.她静静地躺在他怀里。
enfold somebody/something (in something) to surround or cover somebody/something completely包起；围住；裹住
- Darkness spread and enfolded him.黑暗弥漫开来，将他笼罩。
- The summit was enfolded in a circle of white cloud.山顶被一圈白云包围着。

Word Originlate Middle English (in the sense ‘involve, entail, imply’; formerly also as infold): from en-, in- ‘within’ + fold.

BNC: 24956 COCA: 21056

enfold