Engross



GRE 蓝宝 Barron

解释

GRE 红宝书

• v. 全神贯注于
• ［英］ v. 全神贯注于 ( occupy completely)
• ［记］ 分割记忆: en+gross意为""总的、粗壮的"", 全部进入状态 -> 入迷

Webster Collegiate

transitive verb

• Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French engrosser to put (a legal document) in final form, from Medieval Latin ingrossare, from in grossam (put) into final form, literally, (written) in large (letter)
• Date: 15th century
• 1.
  • a. to copy or write in a large hand
  • b. to prepare the usually final handwritten or printed text of (an official document)
• 2. \［Middle English, from Anglo-French engrosser, from en gros wholesale, in quantity\］
  • a. to purchase large quantities of (as for speculation)
  • b. archaic amass, collect
  • c. to take or engage the whole attention of ; occupy completely <ideas that have engrossed the minds of scholars for generations>
• ? engrosser noun

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