enfold
verb /ɪnˈfəʊld/
/ɪnˈfəʊld/
(literary)动词形式
| present simple I / you / we / they enfold | /ɪnˈfəʊld/ /ɪnˈfəʊld/ |
| he / she / it enfolds | /ɪnˈfəʊldz/ /ɪnˈfəʊldz/ |
| past simple enfolded | /ɪnˈfəʊldɪd/ /ɪnˈfəʊldɪd/ |
| past participle enfolded | /ɪnˈfəʊldɪd/ /ɪnˈfəʊldɪd/ |
| -ing form enfolding | /ɪnˈfəʊldɪŋ/ /ɪnˈfəʊldɪŋ/ |
- enfold somebody/something (in something) to hold somebody in your arms in a way that shows love
拥抱；搂抱 - She lay quietly, enfolded in his arms.
她静静地躺在他怀里。
- She lay quietly, enfolded in his arms.
- enfold somebody/something (in something) to surround or cover somebody/something completely
包起；围住；裹住 - Darkness spread and enfolded him.
黑暗弥漫开来，将他笼罩。 - The summit was enfolded in a circle of white cloud.
山顶被一圈白云包围着。
- Darkness spread and enfolded him.
词源late Middle English (in the sense ‘involve, entail, imply’; formerly also as infold): from en-, in- ‘within’ + fold.