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envelope n.信封；壳层；封袋 (1) 信封内装有几份附件。(2) 我用了一个邮资已付的信封。(3) 他把邮票贴在信封上。(4) 太阳的表面是一层炽热的气体层。(5) 论文用塑料纸包封好了。 In the early 1700s, envelope, the noun for "wrapper," evolved from the French enveloppe, meaning “to envelop.” Envelope is always a noun, unlike the verb envelop which means “to wrap, cloak.” Synonyms for envelope range from casing and enclosure to pouch and sheath. Virginia Woolf said, “Life is a luminous halo, a semi-transparent envelope surrounding us from the beginning.” She ditched hers by walking into a river with her pockets full of rocks.

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英 ['envələʊp] 美 ['ɑnvəˌloʊp] (1) There are several enclosures in the envelope.(2) I use a prepaid envelope.(3) He glued a stamp onto the envelope.(4) The surface of the sun is a glowing gas envelope.(5) The papers are enveloped by plastic bag. An envelope is something that envelops, or wraps around. It usually refers to the thing you stick a stamp on and snail mail. 1[N-COUNT 可数名词]信封 An envelope is the rectangular paper cover in which you send a letter to someone through the post. 2[PHRASE 短语]挑战限制尺度；突破原有底线 If someone pushes the envelope, they do something to a greater degree or in a more extreme way than it has ever been done before.   [V inflects]There's a valuable place for fashion and design that pushes the envelope a bit...在原有尺度上有所突破的时尚和设计受到人们的重视。No cinema director had a more profound effect in pushing the envelope of acceptable family entertainment.在挑战家庭娱乐片的接受程度方面，没有哪个电影导演比他的影响更深远。

英语单词	envelope
英美音标	英 ['envələʊp] 美 ['ɑnvəˌloʊp]
中文释义	n.信封；壳层；封袋
英语例句	(1) There are several enclosures in the envelope. (2) I use a prepaid envelope. (3) He glued a stamp onto the envelope. (4) The surface of the sun is a glowing gas envelope. (5) The papers are enveloped by plastic bag.
中文例句	(1) 信封内装有几份附件。 (2) 我用了一个邮资已付的信封。 (3) 他把邮票贴在信封上。 (4) 太阳的表面是一层炽热的气体层。 (5) 论文用塑料纸包封好了。
vocabulary简明	An envelope is something that envelops, or wraps around. It usually refers to the thing you stick a stamp on and snail mail.
vocabulary扩展	In the early 1700s, envelope, the noun for "wrapper," evolved from the French enveloppe, meaning “to envelop.” Envelope is always a noun, unlike the verb envelop which means “to wrap, cloak.” Synonyms for envelope range from casing and enclosure to pouch and sheath. Virginia Woolf said, “Life is a luminous halo, a semi-transparent envelope surrounding us from the beginning.” She ditched hers by walking into a river with her pockets full of rocks.
柯林斯解释	1 [N-COUNT 可数名词]信封 An envelope is the rectangular paper cover in which you send a letter to someone through the post. 2 [PHRASE 短语]挑战限制尺度；突破原有底线 If someone pushes the envelope, they do something to a greater degree or in a more extreme way than it has ever been done before. [V inflects] There's a valuable place for fashion and design that pushes the envelope a bit... 在原有尺度上有所突破的时尚和设计受到人们的重视。 No cinema director had a more profound effect in pushing the envelope of acceptable family entertainment. 在挑战家庭娱乐片的接受程度方面，没有哪个电影导演比他的影响更深远。

Envelope Stamp Pushes 英 Envələʊp] 美 ɑnvəˌloʊp N.信封；壳层；封袋 Enclosures