enclose

enclose
(亦作 inclose)
verb
[with obj.]
  1. (常作 be enclosed)surround or close off on all sides
    围住,包围
    the entire estate was enclosed with walls.
    整个庄园都用围墙围了起来。
    [as adj. enclosed]a dark enclosed space.
    圈起来的、漆黑的空地。
    ■(historical)fence in (common land) so as to make it private property
    (史)围(公地)为私有
    ■[usu. as adj. enclosed]seclude (a religious order or other community) from the outside world
    使(修道会或其他团体)与世隔绝
  2. place (something) in an envelope together with a letter
    随信附上
    I enclose a copy of the job description.
    随函寄上一份职务说明。
语源
  1. Middle English (in the sense 'shut in, imprison'): from Old French enclos, past participle of enclore, based on Latin includere 'shut in'
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