ensconce

动词 v.
中文释义
英 /ɛnˈskɒns/    美 /ɛnˈskɑns/

英文释义

动词 v.
  1. To place in a secure environment. transitive
    — She shall not see me, I will ensconce mee behinde the Arras.
  2. To settle comfortably. intransitive,transitive
    — So many invitations had been extended to this premiére that the train was pretty nearly full; [...] the press and other guests distributed themselves over the remaining accommodation, and I ensconced myself in a facing window seat in one of the compartments of the third-class brake next the tender.

词形变化

ensconces present,singular,third-person ensconcing participle,present ensconced participle,past ensconced past

词汇关系

衍生词
ensconcement

词源

From en- + sconce, “to place in a sconce (“fortification”)”.
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