encompass

英 [ɪn'kʌmpəs] 美 [ɪn'kʌmpəs]

• vt. 围绕；包围；包括；完成

详尽释义

v. 动词

1. 围绕
2. 包围
3. 完成
4. 贯彻
5. 困守
6. 包含（大量事物）
7. 封入
8. 包括
9. 涉及（大量事物）
10. 造成

英英释义

Verb:

1. include in scope; include as part of something broader; have as one's sphere or territory;

   "This group encompasses a wide range of people from different backgrounds"
   "this should cover everyone in the group"
   

例句

用作及物动词 (vt.)

1. The prison is encompassed by high walls.
   监狱被高墙围绕着。
2. The voices of people and sounds of cars encompass his path.
   他在路上听见四面八方都是人声车声。
3. The general arts at the university encompass a wide range of subjects.
   大学文科包括的科目非常广泛。

经典引文

• His throne was encompassed with domestic enemies.

  出自： Gibbon

• Living in a little capsule, encompassed by a huge unknown wilderness.

  出自： A. Moorehead

• Human experience encompasses much more than any given system of thought can express.

  出自： V. F. Weisskopf

近反义词

【近义词】

• include 包括
• involve 包含
• cover 封面
• comprehend 充分理解
• embrace 拥抱
• take in 接受
• incorporate 合并
• contain 容纳
• comprise 构成
• embody 使具体化
• hold 拿着
• surround 包围
• encircle 包围
• enclose 圈起
• circumscribe 限制
• localize 集中
• siege 包围
• envelop 包封
• wrap 包
• in 在 ... 里
• circle 圆圈
• compass 圆规