资料来源 : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Encompass \En*com"pass\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Encompassed}; p.
   pr. & vb. n. {Encompassing}.]
   To circumscribe or go round so as to surround closely; to
   encircle; to inclose; to environ; as, a ring encompasses the
   finger; an army encompasses a city; a voyage encompassing the
   world. --Shak.

         A question may be encompassed with difficulty. --C. J.
                                                  Smith.

         The love of all thy sons encompass thee. --Tennyson.

   Syn: To encircle; inclose; surround; include; environ;
        invest; hem in; shut up.

资料来源 : WordNet®

encompassing
     adj 1: broad in scope or content; "across-the-board pay increases";
            "an all-embracing definition"; "blanket sanctions
            against human-rights violators"; "an invention with
            broad applications"; "a panoptic study of Soviet
            nationality"- T.G.Winner; "granted him wide powers"
            [syn: {across-the-board}, {all-embracing}, {all-encompassing},
             {all-inclusive}, {blanket(a)}, {broad}, {panoptic}, {wide}]
     2: closely encircling; "encompassing mountain ranges"; "the
        surrounding countryside" [syn: {encompassing(a)}, {surrounding(a)}]