enfold[in'fəuld]

• vt.
  • 裹住，封，包，把…包进，包住，包起 (in， with)：

    to enfold someone in a cloak

    把某人包在斗篷里

    She wished to enfold him in the warmth of her love.

    她愿把他包容到她爱的温暖之中。

  • 拥抱，紧抱，怀抱，抱；紧握 (in)：

    He enfolded her in his arms.

    他将她抱在怀里。

  • 折叠，把…打裥，使成褶：

    The material of the skirt had been enfolded to form a loose, graceful drape.

    裙料已被折裥成宽松优美的下垂式样。

  • (似乎用褶)包围，环绕；围绕：

    What happened is enfolded in mystery.

    所发生的事情被加上神秘的色彩。

  • 必然包含；含有…的意思，意味着
  • 连累，牵涉；使陷入，使卷入 (in)：

    to enfold oneself in many griefs

    使自己陷入种种不幸之中[亦作 infold]