envelop
英 [ɪn'veləp; en-]
美 [ɪn'vɛləp]
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envelop 包住,围住en-, 进入,使。-velop, 围,绕,词源同develop,wind.
- envelop (v.)
- late 14c., envolupen, "be involved" (in sin, crime, etc.), from Old French envoleper "envelop, cover; fold up, wrap up" (10c., Modern French envelopper), from en- "in" (see en- (1)) + voloper "wrap up," which is of uncertain origin, perhaps Celtic (see Gamillscheg, Diez) or Germanic ("Century Dictionary"). Literal sense is from 1580s. Related: Enveloped; enveloping.
- 1. Thomas crumpled the empty envelop and tossed it accurately into the wastebasket.
- 托马斯把空信封捏成一团,随手很准确地扔在废纸篓里.
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- 2. They pushed the envelop of pop music and became the biggest band of the 20 th century.
- 他们不断革新流行乐界,因而成为20世纪最伟大的乐团.
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- 3. Which include envelop generator, low - freq oscillator, envelop control, manual control, etc.
- 这些手段是包络发生器 、 低频振荡器 、 包络控制 、 手动控制等.
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- 4. The papers are falling out of the envelop, push them back.
- 论文从封袋里掉出来了, 把它们放回原处.
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- 5. All combine to form a layer of mist to envelop this region.
- 织成一层烟雾又笼罩着这个地区.
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