Word forms: plural, 3rd person singular present tense embraces, present participle embracing, past tense, past participle embraced
1V-RECIP 抱;拥抱 If you embrace 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 people embrace . 抱;拥抱
Penelope came forward and embraced her sister. [VERB noun]
佩内洛普走上前拥抱了她妹妹。
At first people were sort of crying for joy and embracing each other. [VERB noun]
起初人们几乎是喜极而泣,并互相拥抱。
He threw his arms round her and they embraced passionately. [VERB]
2VERB 欣然接受,支持(变革、政治体制、观点等) If you embrace a change, political system, or idea, you accept it and start supporting it or believing in it. 欣然接受,支持(变革、政治体制、观点等) [formal]
He embraces the new information age. [VERB noun]
他迎接新的信息时代的到来。
The new rules have been embraced by government watchdog organizations. [beVERB-ed]
ADJECTIVE | VERB + EMBRACE | PREPOSITIONADJECTIVE➤close, strong, tight, warm親密的/有力的/緊緊的/熱情的擁抱◇the comfort of her warm embrace她熱情的擁抱帶來的慰藉➤comforting, gentle, loving, sweet, tender讓人感到安慰的/溫柔的/充滿愛意的/甜蜜的/柔情的擁抱➤passionate熱情的擁抱➤friendly, protective友好的/關切愛護的擁抱➤long, quick長時間的/簡短的擁抱VERB + EMBRACE➤be locked in, hold sb in被緊緊擁抱着;擁抱某人◇They were locked in a passionate embrace on the station platform.他們在火車站站台上激情地緊緊相擁。➤tighten抱緊◇He closed his eyes and tightened his embrace.他閉上眼睛,抱得更緊了。➤feel感受擁抱◇She would give anything just to feel his warm embrace again.為了能再次感受他熱情的擁抱,她願意付出一切。➤share相擁◇The two friends shared one last embrace.兩個朋友最後一次擁抱在一起。➤accept接受擁抱◇She accepted his warm embrace.她接受了他熱情的擁抱。➤return (especially NAmE) 回以擁抱◇He returned the embrace for a moment.他回以片刻的擁抱。➤escape, escape from, free yourself from從擁抱中掙脫出來◇He managed to free himself from her embrace.他從她的擁抱中掙脫了出來。➤release sb from鬆開對某人的擁抱◇He released her from his embrace.他不再擁抱着她。PREPOSITION➤in an embrace擁抱着的◇two lovers in a tight embrace緊緊相擁的一對情侶➤into an embrace進入懷抱◇He drew her into his embrace.他擁她入懷。embrace
verb¹
1put your arms around sb雙臂緊摟ADVERB➤tightly, warmly緊緊擁抱;熱情擁抱◇He rose from his chair and embraced her warmly.他從椅子上站起來熱情地擁抱她。➤gently, passionately輕輕擁抱;激情擁抱embrace
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2accept sth接受ADVERB➤genuinely, really, truly真心接受◇the only party which fully embraces the concept of democracy真心接受民主這個概念的唯一政黨➤completely, fully完全接受➤widely (especially NAmE) 廣泛接受◇Soccer has become more widely embraced by Americans.足球已更加普遍地為美國人所接受。➤eagerly, enthusiastically, happily, passionately, readily, warmly, wholeheartedly, with enthusiasm急切地接受;熱烈採納;欣然接受;全心全意地接受◇She embraced the feminist cause with enthusiasm.她熱烈地響應女權運動。➤increasingly逐漸地接受➤openly, publicly公開/當眾接受