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单词 embosom
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Definition of embosom in English:

embosom

verb ɪmˈbʊz(ə)mɛmˈbʊz(ə)məmˈbʊzəm
[with object]literary
  • 1Take or press (someone or something) to one's bosom; embrace.

    might he but pass the hours of shade embosomed by his Delphic maid
    Synonyms
    enfold, wrap, wrap up, envelop
    1. 1.1 Surround (something) protectively.
      here is another fine meadow embosomed in the woods
      Example sentencesExamples
      • My house is entirely embosomed in high plane trees, with good grass below, & under them I breakfast, dine, write, read and receive my company.
      • The harrowing sequence at El Morro prison carries us into a squalor that would be hellish, but for the fact that Arenas is embosomed by his fellow inmates as the only one who can write their letters.
 
 

Definition of embosom in US English:

embosom

verbəmˈbo͝ozəməmˈbʊzəm
[with object]usually be embosomedliterary
  • 1Take or press to one's bosom; embrace.

    might he but pass the hours of shade embosomed by his Delphic maid
    Synonyms
    enfold, wrap, wrap up, envelop
    1. 1.1 Enclose or surround (something) protectively.
      here is another fine meadow embosomed in the woods
      Example sentencesExamples
      • My house is entirely embosomed in high plane trees, with good grass below, & under them I breakfast, dine, write, read and receive my company.
      • The harrowing sequence at El Morro prison carries us into a squalor that would be hellish, but for the fact that Arenas is embosomed by his fellow inmates as the only one who can write their letters.
 
 
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