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embrace

noun
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  1. [countable] an act of putting your arms around somebody as a sign of love or friendship抱；拥抱
    • 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。🔊🔊
  2. [uncountable] the act of accepting 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）
    • 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/
🔊/ɪmˈbreɪs/
(formal)
Verb Forms
present simple I / you / we / they embrace
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he / she / it embraces
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past simple embraced
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past participle embraced
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-ing form embracing
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  1.  
    [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
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb
    • tightly
    • warmly
    • gently
    • …
    See full entry
  2.  
    [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.这样的国家不太可能接受资本主义思想。
    Extra Examples
    • 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。
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb
    • genuinely
    • really
    • truly
    • …
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  3.  
    [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.通过达成包括金融界所有部门的共识来做出决定。
    4. Word OriginMiddle English (in the sense ‘encircle, surround, enclose’; formerly also as imbrace): from Old French embracer, based on Latin in- ‘in’ + bracchium ‘arm’.