envelop
verb /ɪnˈveləp/
/ɪnˈveləp/
(formal)动词形式
| present simple I / you / we / they envelop | /ɪnˈveləp/ /ɪnˈveləp/ |
| he / she / it envelops | /ɪnˈveləps/ /ɪnˈveləps/ |
| past simple enveloped | /ɪnˈveləpt/ /ɪnˈveləpt/ |
| past participle enveloped | /ɪnˈveləpt/ /ɪnˈveləpt/ |
| -ing form enveloping | /ɪnˈveləpɪŋ/ /ɪnˈveləpɪŋ/ |
- envelop somebody/something (in something) to wrap somebody/something up or cover them or it completely
包住；裹住；盖住 - She was enveloped in a huge white towel.
她裹在一条白色大毛巾里。 - Clouds enveloped the mountain tops.
云雾笼罩着山顶。 - Darkness fell and enveloped the town.
夜幕降临，笼罩了这个城镇。 - A feeling of despair enveloped him.
绝望的感觉笼罩着他。
Collocations DictionaryEnvelop is used with these nouns as the subject:- cloud
- darkness
- fog
- …
词源late Middle English (formerly also as invelop(e)): from Old French envoluper, from en- ‘in’ + a second element (also found in develop) of unknown origin. - She was enveloped in a huge white towel.