enclose
UK/in'klәuz/US
IELTSTOEFLB1
Definitions
v.
To surround something with a wall, fence, or barrier.
围住，圈起，包围。
v.
To put something inside an envelope or package along with something else.
（随信 / 随包裹）附上，封入。
Root Breakdown
Root-deriveden-to put into, to cause
+
closeclose, shut, exclude
=enclose
en- (to put into) + close (shut) = 'to shut something within.' You draw a boundary around it: a fence encloses a field, an envelope encloses a letter. The 'attach in a package' sense (please find enclosed) is just shutting something inside along with the main item.
Common Collocations
- 1.enclose a fee附上费用
- 2.please find enclosed随函附上
- 3.enclosed by被……围住
Example Sentences
- 1.
A high wall encloses the entire estate.
- 2.
Please find enclosed a copy of your receipt.
- 3.
The garden is enclosed by a wooden fence.