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单词 encase
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(ɪnkeɪs)
Word forms: 3rd person singular presenttense encases, present participle encasing, past tense, past participle encased
verb
If a person or an object is encased in something, they are completely covered or surrounded by it.
When nuclear fuel is manufactured it is encased in metal cans. [be VERB-ed + in]
These weapons also had a heavy brass guard which encased almost the whole hand. [VERB noun]
It will be cheaper to leave the machine encased in concrete to one side of the tunnel,than to bring it back to Britain. [VERB-ed]
The plan was to encase a small amount of a radioactive substance in a protectivesteel container. [V n + in/with]

encase in British English

or incase (ɪnˈkeɪs)
verb
(transitive)
to place or enclose in or as if in a case
Derived forms
encasement (enˈcasement) or incasement (inˈcasement)
noun

encase in American English

(ɛnˈkeɪs; ɪnˈkeɪs)
verb transitiveWord forms: enˈcased or enˈcasing
1. 
to cover completely; enclose
2. 
to put into a case or cases
Derived forms
encasement (enˈcasement)
noun

Examples of 'encase' in a sentence
encase

Should a tie in a class of its own be encased in glass of its own?
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
Most of the displays are encased in glass.
Christianity Today (2000)
The chicken legs should be completely encased.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
Until the plant is totally encased in concrete it will remain lethal.
The Sun (2010)
That same year she was encased in concrete and opened to the public.
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
Power poles are being encased in concrete rings to protect them from the heat.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
When a call is received it sends current to a bulb encased with match heads.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
Pour the remaining fondant mix over the caramel so it is completely encased in the centre of the fondant.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
Books are meant to be read, not encased in glass.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
The reception was encased in bulletproof glass, the blankets were riddled with holes and the remote control was moist.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
Ships were encased in the ice for years at a time, and in the dark winter months the crews displayed an endurance almost beyond belief.
The Times Literary Supplement (2011)
She recovered consciousness and after about an hour managed to land safely 40 miles away, with her flying suit encased in ice.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
At the same time, parts of southern England were struck by a freak ice storm that encased the landscape in thick ice.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)

In other languages
encase

British English: encase VERB
If a person or an object is encased in something, they are completely covered or surrounded by it.
When nuclear fuel is manufactured it is encased in metal cans.
  • American English: encase
  • Brazilian Portuguese: cobrir
  • Chinese: 包
  • European Spanish: recubrir
  • French: envelopper
  • German: einhüllen
  • Italian: racchiudere
  • Japanese: 包む
  • Korean: ~에 싸여 있다
  • European Portuguese: cobrir
  • Latin American Spanish: recubrir
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