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Encompass Wide Range Means Lecture States Verb 动词

英语单词 encompass
英美音标 英 [ɪn'kʌmpəs] 美 [ɪn'kʌmpəs]
中文释义 vt.围绕;包围;包括;完成
英语例句 (1) The prison is encompassed by high walls.
(2) The general arts at the university encompass a wide range of subjects.
中文例句 (1) 监狱被高墙围绕着。
(2) 大学文科包括的科目非常广泛。
vocabulary简明 Encompass means to contain. When you see the word, picture a campus which encompasses lecture halls, a football field, a medical center, a dining hall and some parking lots.
vocabulary扩展 Encompass can be used when talking about anything that contains something else. A lecture on Edward Hopper might encompass all aspects of his life and art, a work of art could encompass many techniques, and a policeman's jurisdiction may encompass an entire state. The continental U.S. encompasses 48 states. This entry encompasses many examples of the word encompass in use!
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[VERB 动词]包括;包含 If something encompasses particular things, it includes them.
  [V n]
  • ...the extra services, which start next September and encompass a wide range of special interests...

    将从明年9月开始并涵盖各种特殊需求的额外服务

  • His repertoire encompassed everything from Bach to Schoenberg.

    他能演奏从巴赫到勋伯格的所有作品。

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[VERB 动词]包围;围绕;覆盖 To encompass a place means to completely surround or cover it.
  [V n]
  • Encompassing over a million square miles, this remote and mountainous domain presides over the rest of Asia...

    这片偏远多山的疆土位于亚洲大陆,占地超过100万平方英里。

  • The map shows the rest of the western region, encompassing nine states.

    地图上显示了西部地区的其他部分,包括9个州。

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