John has no time for sports because he is all wrapped up in his work.
Mary was so wrapped up in her book she didn't hear her mother calling her.
Jean is so wrapped up in herself, she never thinks of helping others.
Mrs. Brown gave up her career because her life was all wrapped up in her children.
Словарь американских идиом. — СПб., Изд-во "Лань". Оригинал: A.Маккей, М.Т.Боткер, Дж.И.Гейтс. 1997.
wrapped — ► ADJECTIVE Austral. informal ▪ overjoyed; delighted. ORIGIN blend of wrapped up «engrossed» and RAPT(Cf. ↑raptness) … English terms dictionary
wrapped up in — 1. Bound up in 2. Comprised in 3. Engrossed in, devoted to • • • Main Entry: ↑wrap … Useful english dictionary
wrapped — /ræpt / (say rapt) adjective Also, rapt. 1. Colloquial (sometimes followed by in) enthusiastic (about): I m wrapped in Mahler. –phrase 2. wrapped up, Colloquial finished; concluded. 3. wrapped up in, a …
Wrapped — Wrap Wrap, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Wrapped}or {Wrapt}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Wrapping}.] [OE. wrappen, probably akin to E. warp. [root]144. Cf. {Warp}.] [1913 Webster] 1. To wind or fold together; to arrange in folds. [1913 Webster] Then cometh Simon… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
wrapped up in — {adj. phr.} Thinking only of; interested only in. * /John has no time for sports because he is all wrapped up in his work./ * /Mary was so wrapped up in her book she didn t hear her mother calling her./ * /Jean is so wrapped up in herself, she… … Dictionary of American idioms
wrapped up in — {adj. phr.} Thinking only of; interested only in. * /John has no time for sports because he is all wrapped up in his work./ * /Mary was so wrapped up in her book she didn t hear her mother calling her./ * /Jean is so wrapped up in herself, she… … Dictionary of American idioms
wrapped up — adj. engaged, busy wrapped up in (they are all wrapped up in campaigning) * * * [ engaged, busy ] wrapped up in (they are all wrapped up in campaigning) … Combinatory dictionary
wrapped — adjective 1. covered with or as if with clothes or a wrap or cloak (Freq. 2) leaf clothed trees fog cloaked meadows a beam draped with cobwebs cloud wrapped peaks • Syn: ↑cloaked, ↑clothed, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
wrapped up — ADJ GRADED: v link ADJ in/with n If someone is wrapped up in a particular person or thing, they spend nearly all their time thinking about them, so that they forget about other things which may be important. He s too serious and dedicated,… … English dictionary
Wrapped — excited about something good that has happened; very happy; totally amazed by; enthusiastic about; stoked: He s not really wrapped in the idea; I was totally wrapped … Dictionary of Australian slang
