embrace的过去式

1. 信奉，皈依
2. 抓住，利用
3. 拥抱，抱，相抱
4. 包含，包括
5. 包围，环绕，围住
6. 笼络陪审员，收买
7. 欣然接受，乐意采纳
8. 着手（处理），从事于
9. 领会，领悟到

1. 拥抱，怀抱
2. 接受
3. 包围
4. 领会
5. 【动】交尾
6. 范围
7. 包含
8. 信奉

1. the act of clasping another person in the arms (as in greeting or affection)
2. the state of taking in or encircling;

   "an island in the embrace of the sea"
   

3. a close affectionate and protective acceptance;

   "his willing embrace of new ideas"
   "in the bosom of the family"
   

1. include in scope; include as part of something broader; have as one's sphere or territory;

   "This group encompasses a wide range of people from different backgrounds"
   "this should cover everyone in the group"
   

2. squeeze (someone) tightly in your arms, usually with fondness;

   "Hug me, please"
   "They embraced"
   "He hugged her close to him"
   

3. take up the cause, ideology, practice, method, of someone and use it as one's own;

   "She embraced Catholicism"
   "They adopted the Jewish faith"
   

1.抱；拥抱
If youembrace someone, you put your arms around them and hold them tightly, usually in order to show your love or affection for them. You can also say that two peopleembrace .

embrace什么意思

e.g. Penelope came forward and embraced her sister...
佩内洛普走上前拥抱了她妹妹。
e.g. At first people were sort of crying for joy and embracing each other...
起初人们几乎是喜极而泣，并互相拥抱。

2.欣然接受，支持（变革、政治体制、观点等）
If youembrace a change, political system, or idea, you accept it and start supporting it or believing in it.

e.g. He embraces the new information age...
他迎接新的信息时代的到来。
e.g. The new rules have been embraced by government watchdog organizations.
政府监察机构已经欣然接受了这些新规则。

3.包括;接纳
If somethingembraces a group of people, things, or ideas, it includes them in a larger group or category.

e.g. ...a theory that wouldembrace the whole field of human endeavour.
将囊括人类活动的各个领域的理论

• embrace an opportunity抓住机会
• embrace one's baby〔wife〕拥抱婴儿〔妻子〕
• embrace many examples包含许多例子

• embrace affectionately〔emotionally〕充满深情〔激情〕地拥抱
• embrace firmly〔tenderly〕紧紧〔温柔〕地拥抱

• loving〔passionate〕 embrace充满爱恋〔激情〕的拥抱
• tender〔tight〕 embrace温柔〔紧紧〕的拥抱
• warm embrace热情的拥抱

• You'll see your Rome embrac'd with fire.

  出自：Coriolanus,Shakespeare

• The great waters which embrace the continents of this globe.

  出自：J. Conrad

embrace, clasp, hug

这组词都表示“拥抱”。其区别是：

hug比较通俗,可表示任何形式的拥抱,可表示因为爱情而“拥抱”,也可表示因友情而“拥抱”; embrace则多指因爱情而“拥抱”; clasp则强调拥抱某一特定的部位,如腰、颈等。

contain，include，embrace，involve，comprehend，hold，comprise

这些动词均含有“包括，包含”之意。

contain普通用词，所涉及的物体常常是其组成部分或内容。强调包容关系。既可指具体有形的东西，也可指抽象无形的东西。

include普通用词，指一整体包含着各独立的部分，也指某东西包含另一东西的某一部分。

embrace正式用词，指把某事物纳入整个之中。

involve指包含因整体的性质决定的成分或结果。所包括的往往是无形的，不可触知的东西，多用作引申。

comprehend正式用词，指包含在整体范围以内。

hold常和contain换用。指能够容纳或有足够的容纳量。强调包容能力。

comprise书面用词，暗指一个整体包括不同部分所组成，可与include交换使用。