embrace

noun

/ɪmˈbreɪs/

(formal)

[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。
[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/

(formal)

动词形式

present simple I / you / we / they embrace	/ɪmˈbreɪs/ /ɪmˈbreɪs/
he / she / it embraces	/ɪmˈbreɪsɪz/ /ɪmˈbreɪsɪz/
past simple embraced	/ɪmˈbreɪst/ /ɪmˈbreɪst/
past participle embraced	/ɪmˈbreɪst/ /ɪmˈbreɪst/
-ing form embracing	/ɪmˈbreɪsɪŋ/ /ɪmˈbreɪsɪŋ/

[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
Collocations Dictionary
adverb
- tightly
- warmly
- gently
- …
[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。
- 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。
Collocations Dictionary
adverb
- genuinely
- really
- truly
- …
[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。

词源Middle English (in the sense ‘encircle, surround, enclose’; formerly also as imbrace): from Old French embracer, based on Latin in- ‘in’ + bracchium ‘arm’.