encase
【包裹、围住、封装】
"Encase" 是一个动词,意思是 包裹、围住、封装,通常指完全包住某物以保护或隐藏它。
1. 完全包裹、封装(常用于保护)
- The ancient sword was encased in glass for display.
(这把古剑被封在玻璃柜里展出。) - The phone is encased in a waterproof cover.
(手机被装在一个防水壳里。) - The chocolate is encased in a thin layer of gold foil.
(巧克力被包裹在一层薄薄的金箔里。)
近义词:cover, wrap, enclose, surround
2. 被某种物质包围或覆盖(自然或物理现象)
- The city was encased in thick fog.
(这座城市被浓雾笼罩。) - His leg was encased in a cast after the accident.
(他的腿在事故后被石膏固定住了。) - The delicate flowers were encased in ice after the storm.
(风暴过后,这些娇嫩的花被冰包裹住了。)
3. 在文学或比喻意义上表示“限制”
- He felt encased in loneliness.
(他感到被孤独包围。) - Her heart was encased in sorrow.
(她的内心被悲伤包裹着。)
常见搭配
- encase something in something → 用某物包裹某物
The statue was encased in marble. (雕像被包裹在大理石中。) - be encased in → 被包裹在…中
His hands were encased in thick gloves. (他的手被厚厚的手套包裹着。)