v (1) (拥)抱 (hold tightly in one's arms as a sign of affection) [I，T+n]：～(each other)/a child warmly/sb in one's arms 热烈地(互相)拥抱/拥抱孩子/把某人拥在怀中;run toward each other and～各自朝对方跑过去拥抱在一起; 〖同〗hug，grasp，clasp;

(2) 接受(观点);抓住(机会) (accept wholeheartedly or take eagerly) [T+n] (fml)：～ Christianity/a new value system/medicine as one's career 皈依基督教/接受一种新的价值体系/将行医作为职业; 〖同〗 accept，adopt，seize，take; 〖反〗 reject，refuse，decline，lose，miss;

(3) 包括(含) (include or contain) [T+n]：a territory～ing the seacoast and several islands 包括海岸和几个岛屿的领土; His education/knowledge～s languages，literature and science. 他的教育/知识包括语言、文学和科学。The report～s many important points. 这个报告包括许多重要的观点。〖同〗 include，contain，cover; 〖反〗 exclude， except;

n 拥抱 (act of holding sb tightly in one's arms; hug) [C] (fml)： hold sb in a (tight) warm～(紧紧地)热烈地拥抱某人;avoid one's～躲避某人的拥抱; a lovely～充满爱意的拥抱; 〖同〗 hug;

→ em′braceable adj 可接受的;em′bracement n 接受;

【辨异】embrace与comprise和include的区别见COMPRISE。