| 词汇 | ensconce |
| 释义 | ensconce verb literaryuk /ɪnˈskɒns/ us /ɪnˈskɑːns/ ensconce yourself to make yourself very comfortable or safe in a place or position: 使安顿;安置;使安坐 After dinner, I ensconced myself in an armchair with a book.吃过晚饭，我舒舒服服地坐在扶手椅上看书。 Synonym settle Closing and blocking barricade batten batten down the hatchesidiom be snowed upidiom block something off bung choke closet closing time congest cork dam dam something up fur sandbag seal something in seal something off self-seal self-sealing silt ensconce | American Dictionaryensconce verb[ Talways+ adv/prep ] us/ɪnˈskɑns/ to put yourself in a place or comfortable position as if to stay there: She is fully ensconced in the Senate. He was ensconced in a large armchair in his warm living room. Examples of ensconceensconce And all of this was cosily ensconced in the language of human rights. But besides those observers, there was, it turns out, another one ensconced in the city. I hope the answer should be clear by now : an agent might find herself ensconced in epistemic conditions which are hostile to any moral truth. Admittedly throughout the year the majority of mites are ensconced within the bulbs in positions inaccessible to either spray fluid or fumigant. Many people who seem to be clearly ensconced in a culture still pick and choose from its beliefs on many points. Representing their own form of progress and utility, these institutions were ensconced in classical and customary law, and had significant influence. The rich are ensconced in their rich mansions, driving their air-conditioned cars between home, office and fancy restaurant, or taking trips to the northern snow covered vacation sites. This work ranged from historical studies of status groups and their music-entrepreneurial activities and attempts to ensconce themselves at the heart of 'good taste'. Or they ensconce not quite the rule of rationality + not quite the rule of completeness, consistency and deductive closure + but only something that roughly approximates it. They are in fact ensconced in a position of tremendous power to inflict harm on the commercial interests of this country. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 They are not concerned about their children because they are safely ensconced in places into which money is poured—money that is taken from working people. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 She may not yet be exactly ensconced in her glass coach, but she has a fairly glamorous vision before her eyes. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 In many ways, the report ensconces that idea. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The smaller companies are safely ensconced in the free slice. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The boss is still there, even in nationalised industries, even if he is happily ensconced in a country mansion. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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