- [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 relationshipsb2Oxford Collocations DictionaryadverbSee full entry - [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 DictionaryadverbSee full entry - [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。
Word OriginMiddle English (in the sense ‘encircle, surround, enclose’; formerly also as imbrace): from Old French embracer, based on Latin in- ‘in’ + bracchium ‘arm’.