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enclose, encircle, envelop, fence, surround 包围 enclose= to surround or close off on all sides 某物四周围住或封闭起来，使之与外界隔绝。 The wall encloses the hospital. 围墙将那所医院围在里面。 encircle= to form a circle around; surround 侧重在某事物周围围成圈状。 The town is encircled by fortified walls. 整个城由设防的城墙围绕。 envelop=to wrap up, cover, or surround completely 包，包装；裹；封 Smoke from the burning house enveloped the whole street. 燃烧着的房子冒出的浓烟笼罩了整条街。 fence= to surround or protect with a fence 围以栅栏 Farmers fence their fields. 农民用栅栏来防护他们的田园。 surround=to be all round (someone or something); (of troops, police, etc.) to encircle (someone or something) so as to cut off communication or escape. 围住, 环绕；【军】包围 A crowd surrounded him. 一群人围着他。 encourage, inspire, excite, stimulate 鼓励，激励encourage=to give advice, support, confidence, or hope to (someone) We encouraged our team. 我们替自己队打气。 inspire= to fill sb with thoughts, feelings or aims Our first sight of the dingy little hotel did not inspire us with much confidence/inspire much confidence in us. 我们一见到那旅店昏暗肮脏, 心里就很不痛快. excite= to cause or bring about (sth) by arousing strong feelings in sb 刺激； 激起；煽动； 鼓动 侧重外界因素使他人变得兴奋或感情冲动，多用被动态。 Agitators were exciting the people to rebel/to rebellion against their rulers. 煽动者鼓动人民造反以反抗统治者. stimulate= to raise levels of physiological or nervous activity in (the body or any biological system)尤指因外界因素而受到刺激，使人振作起来或增强做某事的信心和勇气。 The reader could not fail to be stimulated by the ideas presented. 表述的观点一定会激发读者的兴趣。 engagement, appointment, date 约会 engagement= an arrangement to do something or go somewhere at a fixed time 泛指任何商定的见面。 I have several engagements for next week. 我下周有几个约会。 appointment= an arrangement to meet someone at a particular time and place 通常指严格根据时间表上预约的时间进行的公事或业务约见或约会 She made an appointment with my receptionist. 她和我的接待员约定了会面的时间地点。 date= meeting with a person of the opposite sex I have a date (with my girl-friend) tonight. 我今晚（和女朋友）有个约会。 energy, force