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单词 encompass
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Definition of encompass in English:

encompass

verb ɛnˈkʌmpəsɪnˈkʌmpəs
  • 1with object Surround and have or hold within.

    this area of London encompasses Piccadilly to the north and St James's Park to the south
    Example sentencesExamples
    • He it was whom the sorrows of death encompassed…
    • A cacophony of pounding engines, honking of horns, screeching of brakes and Spanish profanity encompasses me, surround-sound style.
    • They had chosen to walk within the forest encompassing much of the land beyond the Estate.
    • Once upon a time, the door had been inscribed with several lovely characters and a beautiful floral design encompassed the doorway.
    • The image encompassed him, surrounding him in the gruesome pictures of war.
    • Furthermore the constructed peptide is completely encompassed within the cutoff radius.
    • He decided that the portal would encompass the entire bed including the carved ivory bench at the foot of the bed.
    • Our surroundings encompassed us so completely, it was as if we were in this world all on our own.
    • The snares of death encompassed me; I suffered distress and anguish.
    • Surrounding me, encompassing my being as a whole, was a whirlwind of earth and wind, fire and water, increasing in intensity and speed.
    • Every dog's life is encompassed within that of their owner.
    • In the novelties of our hourly existing, it is easy enough to recognize how much we have encompassed ourselves within technology.
    Synonyms
    surround, enclose, ring, encircle, circumscribe, skirt, bound, border, fringe
    close in, shut in, fence in, wall in, hedge in, hem in, confine
    literary gird, girdle, engird
    rare compass, environ
    1. 1.1 Include comprehensively.
      no studies encompass all sectors of medical care
      Example sentencesExamples
      • Such research, at times, also encompasses what might otherwise be called " business history".
      • It is a comprehensive document encompassing the increasing breadth of activities associated with our industry.
      • First, only 29 families of frogs, encompassing approximately 4,800 species, were known till then.
      • The United States has 540 wildlife refuges encompassing nearly 100 million acres.
      • There is a lack of studies encompassing whole genomes.
      • Our awards also encompass professional areas of life.
      • The book is a comprehensive, detailed text that encompasses all aspects of head and neck pathology.
      • Learning environments, therefore, must remain interesting and encompass a variety of teaching strategies.
      • We are entering the Basque region which encompasses a small area of both Northern Spain and Southern France.
      • Is it because no simple phrase can fully encompass all that happened, all that changed?
      • That new design approach encompasses high performance and synchronization.
      • Meditation encompasses breathing and relaxation techniques that are designed to help you relax and feel at peace.
      • Our definition encompasses both individual behaviors and institutional practices.
      • This policy must encompass all aspects of waste management, including waste minimisation, recycling, re-usage and waste disposal.
      • In principle, then, cultural studies includes and encompasses literary studies, examining literature as a particular cultural practice.
      • It operates as a full function timber frame business encompassing sales, design, manufacture and erection.
      • Telemedicine is an umbrella term that encompasses any medical activity involving an element of distance.
      • The questionnaire was produced especially for this study, and it encompassed aspects and problems of nursing documentation revealed by the literature review.
      • A well-designed room is a unified whole that encompasses all the other elements and principles of design.
      • In this context, the term radiation encompasses a wide range of light sources.
      Synonyms
      cover, embrace, include, incorporate, take in, contain, comprise, involve, deal with
      formal comprehend
  • 2archaic Cause to take place.

    an act designed to encompass the death of the king
    Example sentencesExamples
    • But, foolish though I undoubtedly am, I encompass only my own destruction.

Derivatives

  • encompassment

  • noun
    • At the confluence of agrarian and suburban landscapes, the building's encompassment of so many forces and imagery without is a productive strategy.
      Example sentencesExamples
      • Nor does it unproblematically endorse modernity and globalization which, via colonialism, postcolonial dependence, and transnational capitalist encompassment, have fuelled the grim conditions now widely noted.
      • Same-sex siblings particularly and the members of the sibling set are considered to be ‘as one’, but there is a hierarchical encompassment in this unity based on birth order.

Rhymes

compass, rumpus
 
 

Definition of encompass in US English:

encompass

verb
  • 1with object Surround and have or hold within.

    a vast halo encompassing the Milky Way galaxy
    Example sentencesExamples
    • Our surroundings encompassed us so completely, it was as if we were in this world all on our own.
    • He decided that the portal would encompass the entire bed including the carved ivory bench at the foot of the bed.
    • The image encompassed him, surrounding him in the gruesome pictures of war.
    • The snares of death encompassed me; I suffered distress and anguish.
    • He it was whom the sorrows of death encompassed…
    • Every dog's life is encompassed within that of their owner.
    • Furthermore the constructed peptide is completely encompassed within the cutoff radius.
    • Once upon a time, the door had been inscribed with several lovely characters and a beautiful floral design encompassed the doorway.
    • A cacophony of pounding engines, honking of horns, screeching of brakes and Spanish profanity encompasses me, surround-sound style.
    • They had chosen to walk within the forest encompassing much of the land beyond the Estate.
    • Surrounding me, encompassing my being as a whole, was a whirlwind of earth and wind, fire and water, increasing in intensity and speed.
    • In the novelties of our hourly existing, it is easy enough to recognize how much we have encompassed ourselves within technology.
    Synonyms
    surround, enclose, ring, encircle, circumscribe, skirt, bound, border, fringe
    1. 1.1 Include comprehensively.
      no studies encompass all aspects of medical care
      Example sentencesExamples
      • A well-designed room is a unified whole that encompasses all the other elements and principles of design.
      • The questionnaire was produced especially for this study, and it encompassed aspects and problems of nursing documentation revealed by the literature review.
      • Such research, at times, also encompasses what might otherwise be called " business history".
      • There is a lack of studies encompassing whole genomes.
      • It is a comprehensive document encompassing the increasing breadth of activities associated with our industry.
      • The United States has 540 wildlife refuges encompassing nearly 100 million acres.
      • Our definition encompasses both individual behaviors and institutional practices.
      • This policy must encompass all aspects of waste management, including waste minimisation, recycling, re-usage and waste disposal.
      • Is it because no simple phrase can fully encompass all that happened, all that changed?
      • In principle, then, cultural studies includes and encompasses literary studies, examining literature as a particular cultural practice.
      • That new design approach encompasses high performance and synchronization.
      • It operates as a full function timber frame business encompassing sales, design, manufacture and erection.
      • In this context, the term radiation encompasses a wide range of light sources.
      • Telemedicine is an umbrella term that encompasses any medical activity involving an element of distance.
      • Meditation encompasses breathing and relaxation techniques that are designed to help you relax and feel at peace.
      • Learning environments, therefore, must remain interesting and encompass a variety of teaching strategies.
      • The book is a comprehensive, detailed text that encompasses all aspects of head and neck pathology.
      • We are entering the Basque region which encompasses a small area of both Northern Spain and Southern France.
      • First, only 29 families of frogs, encompassing approximately 4,800 species, were known till then.
      • Our awards also encompass professional areas of life.
      Synonyms
      cover, embrace, include, incorporate, take in, contain, comprise, involve, deal with
  • 2archaic Cause (something) to take place.

    an act designed to encompass the death of the king
    Example sentencesExamples
    • But, foolish though I undoubtedly am, I encompass only my own destruction.
 
 
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