Ensconce
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[编辑] 解释
[编辑] GRE 红宝书
- v. 安置, 安坐
- ［英］ v. 安置, 安坐 ( shelter; establish, settle)
- ［类］ 反义词: unsettle ( 使不安) ; displace ( 使流离失所)
- ［记］ en+sconce ( 小堡垒, 遮蔽) -> 进入遮盖 -> 安置
- ［例］ He ensconced himself in a comfortable chair.
[编辑] Webster Collegiate
transitive verb (ensconced; ensconcing)
- Etymology: en- + ［sup］2［/sup］sconce
- Date: 1594
- 1. shelter, conceal <ensconced themselves within the protection of three great elms — Mark Twain>
- 2. establish, settle <ensconced in a new job>
