encompassing

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encompass /ɪnˈkʌmpəs/ (encompassing,encompassed,encompasses)

• 1. V-T If something encompasses particular things, it includes them. 包含

  His repertoire encompassed everything from Bach to Schoenberg. 他的表縯曲目從巴赫到勛伯格，樣樣俱全。

• 2. V-T To encompass a place means to completely surround or cover it. 圍住; 覆蓋

  The map shows the rest of the western region, encompassing nine states. 這地圖顯示了其餘西部區域，覆蓋了9個州。

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