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embrace

noun
/ɪmˈbreɪs/
/ɪmˈbreɪs/
(formal)
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  1. [countable] an act of putting your arms around somebody as a sign of love or friendship拥抱某人的行为,作为爱或友谊的象征
    • He held her in a warm embrace.他热情地拥抱她。
    • There were tears and embraces as they said goodbye.他们分别时又是流泪,又是拥抱。
  2. [uncountable] the act of accepting an idea, a proposal, a set of beliefs, etc, especially when it is done with enthusiasm接受一个想法、提议、一系列信念等的行为,尤其是当它是以热情的方式进行的
    • the country’s eager embrace of modern technology这个国家对现代技术的热切欢迎

embrace

verb
/ɪmˈbreɪs/
/ɪmˈbreɪs/
(formal)
Verb Forms
present simple I / you / we / they embrace
/ɪmˈbreɪs/
/ɪmˈbreɪs/
he / she / it embraces
/ɪmˈbreɪsɪz/
/ɪmˈbreɪsɪz/
past simple embraced
/ɪmˈbreɪst/
/ɪmˈbreɪst/
past participle embraced
/ɪmˈbreɪst/
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-ing form embracing
/ɪmˈbreɪsɪŋ/
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  1. [intransitive, transitive] to put your arms around somebody as a sign of love or friendship抱;拥抱 synonym hug
    • They embraced and promised to keep in touch.他们互相拥抱,许诺将保持联系。
    • embrace somebody She embraced her son warmly.她热情地拥抱儿子。
    • He rose from his chair and embraced her warmly.他从椅子上站起来热情地拥抱她。
    Topics Family and relationshipsb2
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb
    • tightly
    • warmly
    • gently
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  2. [transitive] embrace something to accept an idea, a proposal, a set of beliefs, etc., especially when it is done with enthusiasm欣然接受,乐意采纳(思想、建议等);信奉(宗教、信仰等)
    • to embrace democracy/feminism/Islam信奉民主/女权主义/伊斯兰教
    • It is unlikely that such countries will embrace capitalist ideas.这些国家不太可能接受资本主义思想。
    Extra Examples
    • the only party which fully embraces the concept of a united Europe唯一完全赞成欧洲一体化这个概念的政党
    • Soccer has become more widely embraced by Americans.足球已更加普遍地为美国人所接受。
    • She embraced the feminist cause with enthusiasm.她热烈地响应女权运动。
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb
    • genuinely
    • really
    • truly
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  3. [transitive] embrace something to include something包括;包含
    • The talks embraced a wide range of issues.这些谈话涉及的问题非常广泛。
    • The word ‘mankind’ embraces men, women and children.“人类”一词包括男人、女人和孩子。
    • Decisions were made by reaching a consensus embracing all sectors of the financial community.决策是通过达成包括金融界所有部门的共识做出的。
  4. Word OriginMiddle English (in the sense ‘encircle, surround, enclose’; formerly also as imbrace): from Old French embracer, based on Latin in- ‘in’ + bracchium ‘arm’.

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