取り巻く

Meaning

1. v5kvt
   to surround; to encircle; to enclose
2. v5kvt
   to fawn over (someone); to play up to; to curry favor with

Example sentences

• 老年は死に取り巻かれている島である。

  Old age is an island surrounded by death.

• 音楽は空気のように我々の生活を取り巻いている。

  Music surrounds our lives like air.

• 最近僕の義弟Ｙ砲兵少佐が、三年間の巴里駐在を終へて帰つて来た。数々の土産物を取巻いて、われわれはいろいろな土産話を聴いた。

  Recently my brother in law, artillery major Y, came back from a three year trip in Paris. Surrounded by a great number of souvenirs he had brought back, we heard tales of his travels.