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单词 encase
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Definition of encase in English:

encase

(also incase)
verb ɛnˈkeɪsɪnˈkeɪs
[with object]
  • Enclose or cover in a case or close-fitting surround.

    each was encased in a plastic shrink-wrap
    Example sentencesExamples
    • In particular, the mineral completely encases each fibril, enclosing the fibrillar volume.
    • Isabella walked towards the elegant instrument and lifted the heavy wooden cover encasing the keys.
    • Her main objection was our liberal use of garlic, that pungent bulb with its pretty, papery sheath, encasing ivory-coloured segments, shaped like half-moons.
    • The inner integument initiates as a ring of cells around the circumference of the ovule primordium and exhibits symmetrical cylindrical growth until it surrounds and encases the nucellus.
    • Then the wax paper was wrapped around me, encasing me as I lay surrounded in warmth for 15 minutes - or was it a century?
    • X-ray tubes are encased in lead shields and fully protected and equipment is regularly calibrated.
    • The door shut soundlessly behind me, encasing us in darkness.
    • The road sweeps past vast stands of banana trees, and every single tree is encased in blue plastic.
    • I turned the key over in my hand and found the logo on the reverse side of the black plastic encasing the upper half.
    • The small silver disc encasing a temperature gauge could be a lifesaver in the event of a fire.
    • I closed my eyes, unable to move, unable to speak, the very heat and darkness surrounding and encasing me.
    • I closed my eyes and gradually felt the hurt and disappointment ebbing away when I felt his arms enveloping me, encasing me in his warmth.
    • The tuna will be encased in a fibreglass cloth and covered with resin to create a mould.
    • It engulfs its prey by encasing it in a suffocating plasma-like substance.
    • Dry-clean and encase cashmere and fur in plastic bags for summer
    • A filament is formed of a trichome that may be encased by a sheath.
    • The pods that encase the edible portion of the fruits are hard and turn from brown to pink as they start ripening.
    • It dove down and surrounded the dark energy encasing the young girl.
    • These layers surround the hard dark-brown shell, encasing the coconut seed.
    • The book was incased in hard leather which had been stained black with blood red inscriptions.
    Synonyms
    surround, cover, enfold, enwrap, blanket, swathe, swaddle, wrap, wrap up, engulf, encircle, encompass, cocoon, sheathe, enclose

Derivatives

  • encasement

  • noun
    • The wooden encasement beneath the barrel has been cut away, presumably to lessen the weight as a whole.
      Example sentencesExamples
      • Ripping into the nylon encasement, she pulled out a small plastic bag filled with the miniature bottles of shampoo, conditioner, and hand lotion hotels loved to leave out for their customers.
      • Fences, walls, and other protective encasements can easily be constructed.
      • Because water-saturated soil at the site has altered the lacquer, he says, the coating cracks and peels off once the warriors are removed from their soil encasements.
      • One of the EU's main arguments for the closure of the old reactors was the lack of a protective encasement around them.
      • A plastic sleeve encasement surrounded the actual product and the subsequent instructions for its use.
      • However, pleural metastases may appear identical to malignant mesothelioma, characterized by diffuse pleural thickening and encasement of the underlying lung.

Rhymes

abase, ace, apace, backspace, base, bass, brace, case, chase, dace, efface, embrace, enchase, enlace, face, grace, interlace, interspace, in-your-face, lace, mace, misplace, outface, outpace, pace, place, plaice, race, space, Thrace, trace, upper case
 
 

Definition of encase in US English:

encase

(also incase)
verb
[with object]
  • Enclose or cover in a case or close-fitting surround.

    each was encased in a plastic shrink-wrap
    Example sentencesExamples
    • Isabella walked towards the elegant instrument and lifted the heavy wooden cover encasing the keys.
    • The small silver disc encasing a temperature gauge could be a lifesaver in the event of a fire.
    • In particular, the mineral completely encases each fibril, enclosing the fibrillar volume.
    • X-ray tubes are encased in lead shields and fully protected and equipment is regularly calibrated.
    • It dove down and surrounded the dark energy encasing the young girl.
    • The book was incased in hard leather which had been stained black with blood red inscriptions.
    • The road sweeps past vast stands of banana trees, and every single tree is encased in blue plastic.
    • I closed my eyes and gradually felt the hurt and disappointment ebbing away when I felt his arms enveloping me, encasing me in his warmth.
    • I closed my eyes, unable to move, unable to speak, the very heat and darkness surrounding and encasing me.
    • The inner integument initiates as a ring of cells around the circumference of the ovule primordium and exhibits symmetrical cylindrical growth until it surrounds and encases the nucellus.
    • The tuna will be encased in a fibreglass cloth and covered with resin to create a mould.
    • It engulfs its prey by encasing it in a suffocating plasma-like substance.
    • A filament is formed of a trichome that may be encased by a sheath.
    • Her main objection was our liberal use of garlic, that pungent bulb with its pretty, papery sheath, encasing ivory-coloured segments, shaped like half-moons.
    • Dry-clean and encase cashmere and fur in plastic bags for summer
    • The pods that encase the edible portion of the fruits are hard and turn from brown to pink as they start ripening.
    • These layers surround the hard dark-brown shell, encasing the coconut seed.
    • Then the wax paper was wrapped around me, encasing me as I lay surrounded in warmth for 15 minutes - or was it a century?
    • I turned the key over in my hand and found the logo on the reverse side of the black plastic encasing the upper half.
    • The door shut soundlessly behind me, encasing us in darkness.
    Synonyms
    surround, cover, enfold, enwrap, blanket, swathe, swaddle, wrap, wrap up, engulf, encircle, encompass, cocoon, sheathe, enclose
 
 
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