2012_04_29 Ensconce v. 解决安全或紧贴。To settle securely or snugly.

Word of the Day for Sunday, April 29, 2012
ensconce \en-SKONS\, verb:
1. To settle securely or snugly.
2. To cover or shelter; hide securely.
Here, Ryan would ensconce himself in a hammock.
 -- Zadie Smith, White Teeth
This did not trouble him, and he was quite content to ensconce himself in a cosy corner...
 -- Georgette Heyer, Regency Buck
They ensconce themselves in their child, in adding and replacing furniture, in discussing insurance and finally buying some.
 -- Norman Mailer, The Naked and the Dead
Ensconce is related to the word for a type of fort that defended a bridge or pass. It came to mean "to settle securely" in the late 1500s.

1。解决安全或紧贴。
2。为了掩盖或遮蔽，隐藏安全。

在这里，瑞安将蔽在自己的吊床。
- 查蒂·史密斯，白牙

这不麻烦他，他是相当的内容以蔽自己在一个舒适的角落......
- 乔其纱海耶，摄政巴克

他们蔽在他们的孩子，在添加和更换家具，在讨论保险和最后买一些。
- 诺曼·梅勒，“裸者与死者

蔽是关系到一个堡垒型桥梁或通过辩护的话。它来的意思“，以解决安全”在16世纪后期。