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单词 ensconce
释义
ensconceen‧sconce /ɪnˈskɒns $ ɪnˈskɑːns/ verb [transitive] Word Origin
WORD ORIGINensconce
Origin:
1500-1600 sconce ‘small strong building for defense’ (16-19 centuries), from Dutch schans
Verb Table
VERB TABLE
ensconce
Simple Form
PresentI, you, we, theyensconce
he, she, itensconces
PastI, you, he, she, it, we, theyensconced
Present perfectI, you, we, theyhave ensconced
he, she, ithas ensconced
Past perfectI, you, he, she, it, we, theyhad ensconced
FutureI, you, he, she, it, we, theywill ensconce
Future perfectI, you, he, she, it, we, theywill have ensconced
Continuous Form
PresentIam ensconcing
he, she, itis ensconcing
you, we, theyare ensconcing
PastI, he, she, itwas ensconcing
you, we, theywere ensconcing
Present perfectI, you, we, theyhave been ensconcing
he, she, ithas been ensconcing
Past perfectI, you, he, she, it, we, theyhad been ensconcing
FutureI, you, he, she, it, we, theywill be ensconcing
Future perfectI, you, he, she, it, we, theywill have been ensconcing
Collocations
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE ENTRY
 Nick was comfortably ensconced in front of the TV set.
to settle yourself in a place where you feel comfortable and safebe ensconced in/at/on etc Nick was comfortably ensconced in front of the TV set.ensconce yourself Agnes had ensconced herself in the best bedroom.GRAMMAR Ensconce is usually either passive or reflexive (=followed by myself/herself etc).
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