embrace

【发音】

美 /ɪm'bres/ 英 /ɪm'breɪs/

【翻译】

1. v.拥抱；欣然接受，乐意采纳 (新思想、意见、宗教等)

   英释:to put your arms around someone and hold them in a friendly or loving way

【记忆】

em(在…内) ＋ brace(胳膊) → 在胳膊里 → 拥抱

【短语】

1. warm embrace : 温暖的拥抱

【例句】

1. Jack warmly embraced his son.

   杰克热情拥抱他的儿子。

2. Most West European countries have embraced the concept of high-speed rail networks with enthusiasm.

   大多数西欧国家都表现出极大的兴趣，欣然接受修建高速铁路网的想法。

【真题例句】

1. (2014.6 • CET4 • 第一套 • 阅读理解)...today's young women have been pushed to embrace both perfection and passion to pursue science and sports...

2. (2013.6 • CET4 • 第一套 • 阅读理解)...its corporate culture was too rooted in the successes of the past for it to make the clean break necessary to fully embrace the future...

【同、近义词】

1. vt.拥抱；信奉，皈依；包含

   involve/contain/

2. vi.拥抱

   hug/cuddle/

3. n.拥抱

   hug/

【同根词】

1. n

   embracing : 拥抱

   embracement : 拥抱；环绕；领会

2. v

   embracing : 拥抱，包含（embrace的现在分词形式）