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单词 encompass
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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024
en•com•pass /ɛnˈkʌmpəs/USA pronunciation   v. [~ + object]
  1. to encircle;
    surround:High mountains encompass the lake.
  2. to include completely:The reorganization plan encompasses all employees.
en•com•pass•ment, n. [uncountable]See -pass-1.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
en•com•pass  (en kum′pəs),USA pronunciation v.t. 
  1. to form a circle about;
    encircle;
    surround:He built a moat to encompass the castle.
  2. to enclose;
    envelop:The folds of a great cloak encompassed her person.
  3. to include comprehensively:a work that encompasses the entire range of the world's religious beliefs.
  4. [Obs.]to outwit.
  • en-1 + compass 1545–55
en•com′pass•ment, n. 

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
encompass /ɪnˈkʌmpəs/ vb (transitive)
  1. to enclose within a circle; surround
  2. to bring about; cause to happen; contrive: he encompassed the enemy's ruin
  3. to include entirely or comprehensively: this book encompasses the whole range of knowledge

enˈcompassment n
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