wrap
verbVerb Forms
Idioms Phrasal Verbs| present simple I / you / we / they wrap | |
| he / she / it wraps | |
| past simple wrapped | |
| past participle wrapped | |
| -ing form wrapping |
- [transitive]
to cover something completely in paper or other material, for example when you are giving it as a present 包，裹（禮物等） - wrap something up
He spent the evening wrapping up the Christmas presents. 他花了一個晚上的時間把聖誕禮物都包了起來。 - wrap something
individually wrapped chocolates 單塊包裝的巧克力 - wrap something in something
Each apple was wrapped in paper. 每個蘋果都用紙包着。 The cheese is cut and wrapped in plastic. 奶酪被切割並用塑料包裹。 - wrap something up in something
fish and chips wrapped up in newspaper 用報紙包着的魚和薯條
Homophones rap | wraprap wrap- rap noun
Hip-hop and rap have come to dominate the record charts. 嘻哈音樂和說唱音樂已經佔據了唱片排行榜。
- rap verb
Teachers used to rap misbehaving pupils on the hand with a ruler. 老師過去常常用尺子敲打行爲不端的學生的手。
- wrap verb
We always wrap presents and leave them under the tree on Christmas Eve. 我們總是把禮物包起來，放在平安夜的樹下。
- wrap noun
Cover the dough with plastic wrap and leave in the refrigerator. 用保鮮膜蓋住面團，放在冰箱裏。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- firmly
- securely
- tightly
- …
- around
- round
- in
- …
- warm
- warmly
- well
- …
- against
- in
- wrap something up
- [transitive]
to cover something/somebody in material, for example in order to protect it/them 用…包裹（或包紮、覆蓋等） - wrap A in B
Wrap the meat in foil before you cook it. 把肉用錫箔裹起來後再烹調。 - wrap A up in B
I wrapped the baby up in a blanket. 我用毯子把嬰兒裹了起來。 - wrap yourself in something
He tossed her a towel. ‘Wrap yourself in that.’ 他扔給她一條毛巾。“把你自己裹在裏面，”。 - wrap yourself up in something
She wrapped herself up in a long shawl. 她把自己裹在一條長圍巾裏。 - wrap B round/around A
I wrapped a blanket around the baby. 我用毯子把嬰兒裹了起來。
Extra ExamplesChristine was wrapped up in one of the blankets. 克裏蒂娜被裹在其中的一條毯子裏。 She wrapped the child carefully in a blanket. 她用毯子仔細地把孩子裹起來。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- firmly
- securely
- tightly
- …
- around
- round
- in
- …
- warm
- warmly
- well
- …
- against
- in
- wrap A in B
- [transitive] wrap something around/round something/somebody
to put something around something/somebody 用…纏繞（或圍緊） A scarf was wrapped around his neck. 他的脖子上圍着一條圍巾。 The nurse wrapped a bandage tightly around my ankle. 護士用繃帶緊緊地給我的腳踝包紮。 His arms were wrapped around her waist. 他的雙臂緊緊環抱她的腰。 He wrapped his arms tightly around her waist. 他雙臂緊緊摟着她的腰。 He wrapped his hands around my neck and tried to strangle me. 他用手摟住我的脖子，想掐死我。 She's got a towel wrapped around her head. 她頭上裹着一條毛巾。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- firmly
- securely
- tightly
- …
- around
- round
- in
- …
- warm
- warmly
- well
- …
- against
- in
- [transitive, intransitive] (
computing 計算機 to cause a word or text to be carried over to a new line as the end of the previous line is reached by the writer; to be carried over in this way （使文字）換行 compare unwrap
Word OriginMiddle English: of unknown origin.
Idioms
be wrapped up in somebody/something
to be so involved with somebody/something that you do not pay enough attention to other people or things 專心致志於；全神貫注於；完全沉浸於 They are completely wrapped up in their children. 他們把全部精力都用在孩子身上了。 She was so wrapped up in her work that she didn’t realize how late it was. 她只顧埋頭工作，沒意識到天已經很晚了。
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wrap/twist/wind somebody around your little finger
- (informal)
to persuade somebody to do anything that you want 任意擺布某人；左右某人 She has always been able to wrap her parents around her little finger. 她總是能夠用她的小手指套住她的父母。