embrace

noun

1. a close affectionate and protective acceptance

e.g. his willing embrace of new ideas
in the bosom of the family

Synonym: bosom

2. the act of clasping another person in the arms (as in greeting or affection)

Synonym: embracingembracement

3. the state of taking in or encircling

e.g. an island in the embrace of the sea

verb

1. take up the cause, ideology, practice, method, of someone and use it as one's own

e.g. She embraced Catholicism
They adopted the Jewish faith

Synonym: espouseadoptsweep up

2. squeeze (someone) tightly in your arms, usually with fondness

e.g. Hug me, please
They embraced
He hugged her close to him

Synonym: hugbosomsqueeze

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

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

Synonym: encompasscomprehendcover

1. 抱；拥抱
If you embrace someone, you put your arms around them and hold them tightly, usually in order to show your love or affection for them. You can also say that two people embrace .

embrace什么意思

e.g. Penelope came forward and embraced her sister...
佩内洛普走上前拥抱了她妹妹。
e.g. At first people were sort of crying for joy and embracing each other...
起初人们几乎是喜极而泣，并互相拥抱。

2. 欣然接受，支持（变革、政治体制、观点等）
If you embrace a change, political system, or idea, you accept it and start supporting it or believing in it.

e.g. He embraces the new information age...
他迎接新的信息时代的到来。
e.g. The new rules have been embraced by government watchdog organizations.
政府监察机构已经欣然接受了这些新规则。

3. 包括;接纳
If something embraces a group of people, things, or ideas, it includes them in a larger group or category.

e.g. ...a theory that would embrace the whole field of human endeavour.
将囊括人类活动的各个领域的理论

1. 包括：在美国经济中,私有财产的概念不仅包括(embrace)生产资料的所有权,也包括一定的权利, 即包括,产品价格的决定权或与其他私有个体的自由签约权. 一亿一千三百万(one hundred and thirteen million)美国人的手中至少持有一家银行发行的信用卡.

2. 信奉：你要信奉(embrace)革新,更不是反抗,真的,并且在全球范围内寻找更多的创意门路和多媒体平台. 进行这种大量设计的设计师往往需要一个全面展开的设计室,这很荒谬. 我也不明白人们需要这么多衣服在干吗. 越少越好,衣服系列的规模也更小.

3. 包含：超越和包括,产生(beings forth)和包含(embrace),创造(creates)和爱(loves),性爱(eros)和上帝对人之爱(agape),展开和涵括,这些成对的概念实际上都从不同角度表达了同样的意思.