envelop

/ɪnˈveləp/ (bre, ipa) · /ɪnˈveləp/ (ame, ipa) · /in-ˈve-ləp en-/ (ame, mw)

envelop — verb

  • enveloppresent simple I / you / we / they
  • envelopshe / she / it
  • envelopedpast simple
  • enveloping-ing form

1. to spread around a person, place, or thing so completely that it seems closed in

1.動詞及物C1
釋義

to spread around a person, place, or thing so completely that it seems closed in on every side

例句

Thick fog enveloped the fishing boats before they reached the harbor.

subject is weather that fully surrounds something

Warm steam enveloped Roya as she stepped into the bathhouse.

envelop + person in a physical setting

同義詞
  • surround

    more general and common; it does not always suggest such complete coverage

  • wrap

    usually used for cloth, paper, or another material placed around something

  • shroud

    more literary and often suggests darkness, mystery, or secrecy

反義詞
  • uncover

    remove what is covering something instead of surrounding it

文法句型

envelop + person / place / thing

be enveloped in + fog / smoke / darkness / silence

be enveloped by + sound / smell / heat

用法筆記

Subject is often weather, smoke, darkness, sound, or another force rather than a person. This verb is more formal and literary than surround or wrap, and it usually suggests complete coverage.

常見錯誤

❌Fog enveloped around the bridge.
✅Fog enveloped the bridge.
💡The verb takes the thing covered directly; do not add 'around'.
❌She enveloped herself in a blanket before bed.
✅She wrapped herself in a blanket before bed.
💡For ordinary daily actions with clothes or blankets, English usually prefers the more everyday verb 'wrap'.