embrace

/ɪmˈbreɪs/ v.
标准词条 CET-4
一句话记住

拥抱；抱；欣然接受；采纳；拥抱（变化、机会等）

释义与例句

v. 拥抱；抱
to put your arms around someone and hold them close, especially to show love or friendship
  1. The two old friends embraced warmly at the airport.
    两位老朋友在机场热情地拥抱。
  2. She embraced her daughter and told her not to worry.
    她抱住女儿，叫她别担心。
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  1. He opened the door and embraced his brother after years apart.
    分别多年后，他打开门，抱住了弟弟。
v. 欣然接受；采纳；拥抱（变化、机会等）
to accept something new or different willingly and with enthusiasm
  1. The company has embraced new technology to cut costs.
    公司欣然采用新技术来降低成本。
  2. Not everyone was ready to embrace the changes in the school timetable.
    并非每个人都愿意接受学校课程表的变化。
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  1. The mayor embraced the idea of a car-free city centre.
    市长欣然接受了打造无车市中心的想法。

词源与构词

记忆钩子 embrace 除“拥抱”外，还常表示“欣然接受、采纳（变化、技术、想法）”，比 accept 更主动、更有热情。

词族与关联词

同义词
  • hug 拥抱；搂抱
    hug 更口语化，多指短暂而亲密的搂抱；embrace 较正式，也可用于比喻义“欣然接受”。
    She hugged her son before he boarded the train. 儿子上火车前，她抱了抱他。
  • adopt 采用；采纳
    adopt 指经过考虑后采用某种方法、政策，语气中性；embrace 强调主动、热情地接受新事物或变化。
    Many schools have adopted the new teaching method. 许多学校已采用这种新教学法。
反义词
  • reject 拒绝；抵制
    embrace 表示欣然接受，reject 表示拒绝接受，两者在态度上形成对照。
    The committee rejected the proposal without discussion. 委员会未经讨论就否决了该提案。
常见搭配
  • embrace change 拥抱变化；欣然接受变化
    Small businesses must learn to embrace change if they want to survive. 小企业要想生存，就必须学会拥抱变化。
  • warmly embrace 热情拥抱
    The two leaders warmly embrace each other whenever they meet. 两位领导人每次见面都会热情拥抱。
  • embrace an opportunity 抓住机会
    She was ready to embrace an opportunity to study abroad. 她准备欣然抓住出国学习的机会。