wrap

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反義詞

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復數:?wraps;第三人稱單數:?wraps;過去式:?wrapped;過去分詞:?wrapped;現在分詞:?wrapping;

1. see wrench.

wrap 包裹

詞源有爭議，來自PIE*werp,彎，轉，纏繞，來自PIE*wer的擴大形式，彎，轉，詞源同versus,environment。引申詞義裹住，包裹。

wrap: wrap: [14] The antecedents of wrap are a mystery. It has no known Germanic relatives, although it is similar to North Frisian wrappe ‘stop up’ and Danish dialect vrappe ‘stuff’. A possible connection has been suggested with Greek ráptein ‘sew, patch’ and Lithuanian verpti ‘spin’.
wrap (v.): early 14c., wrappen, "to wind (something around something else), cover (something), conceal; bind up, swaddle; fold (something) up or back on itself," of uncertain origin, perhaps via Scandinavian (compare Danish dialectal vravle "to wind"). Or perhaps a variant of lap (v.2). To wrap up "put an end to" is from 1926. Related: Wrapped; wrapping. Wrapping paper is from 1715.
wrap (n.): late 15c., "fine cloth used as a cover or wrapping for bread," from wrap (v.). As a type of women's garment, recorded from 1827. Meaning "plastic film or cellophane used as a wrap" is from 1930. Meaning "end of a filming session" is attested from 1970. Meaning "sandwich material folded up in flour tortilla" is by 1998. Figurative phrase under wraps "in concealment" is recorded from 1939.

1. NATO defense ministers wrap up their meeting in Brussels today.: 北約各國國防部長今天圓滿結束了在布魯塞爾的會議。

2. Diana is taking the opportunity to wrap up the family presents.: 黛安娜利用這個機會將家人的禮物包起來。