embrace
US: /ɛmˈbɹeɪs/, /ɪmˈbɹeɪs/
UK: /ɛmbɹˈeɪs/
UK: /ɛmbɹˈeɪs/
English Vietnamese dictionary
embrace /im'breis/
- danh từ
- sự ôm, cái ôm
- (nói trại) sự ăn nằm với nhau
- ngoại động từ
- ôm, ôm chặt, ghì chặt
- nắm lấy (thời cơ...)
- đi theo (đường lối, đảng phái, sự nghiệp...)
- gồm, bao gồm
- bao quát (nhìn, nắm)
- ngoại động từ
- (từ Mỹ,nghĩa Mỹ) gây áp lực (đối với quan toà)
Advanced English dictionary
+ verb
1 (written) to put your arms around sb as a sign of love or friendship
Synonym: HUG
[V] They embraced and wept and promised to keep in touch. + [VN] She embraced her son warmly.
2 [VN] (formal) to accept an idea, a proposal, a set of beliefs, etc., especially when it is done with enthusiasm: to embrace democracy / feminism / Islam + It is unlikely that such countries will embrace capitalist ideas.
3 [VN] (formal) to include sth: The talks embraced a wide range of issues. + The word 'mankind' embraces men, women and children.
embrace noun [C, U]: He held her in a warm embrace. + There were tears and embraces as they said goodbye. + the country's eager embrace of foreign influences
Thesaurus dictionary
v.
1 hug, clasp, grasp, hold, enfold, cuddle, cleave together, Archaic clip:
She embraced him warmly when they met again.
2 adopt, espouse, take up or in, avail oneself of, use, make use of, employ, accept, receive, welcome:
They embraced Christian ideals.
3 include, comprise, embody, incorporate, comprehend, encompass:
Their tribal territory embraces all areas south of the mountains.
n.
4 hug, squeeze, clutch, Slang clinch:
He gave her a tender embrace and left.
Collocation dictionary
ADJ.
close, passionate, tight, warm
the comfort of her warm embrace
VERB + EMBRACE
be locked in, hold sb in
They were locked in a passionate embrace on the station platform.
| escape (from), extract yourself from, free yourself from
He managed to free himself from her embrace.
| release sb from
He released her from his embrace.
PREP.
in an ~
two lovers in a tight embrace
| into an ~
He drew her into his embrace.
1 put your arms round sb
ADV.
tightly, warmly
He rose from his chair and embraced her warmly.
2 accept sth
ADV.
fully, genuinely
the only party which fully embraces the concept of a united Europe
| enthusiastically, wholeheartedly, with enthusiasm
She embraced the feminist cause with enthusiasm.
Concise English dictionary
embraces|embraced|embracingɪm'breɪs
noun
+the act of clasping another person in the arms (as in greeting or affection)
+the state of taking in or encircling
+a close affectionate and protective acceptance
verb
+include in scope; include as part of something broader; have as one's sphere or territory
+squeeze (someone) tightly in your arms, usually with fondness
+take up the cause, ideology, practice, method, of someone and use it as one's own
