envelop大家比较熟悉 envelop 解释为“信封”

a flat usually paper container (as for a letter)

通常用于装纸(信件)、扁平状

The envelop was imprinted with a return address.这个信封上印有回信地址。

与 “信件” 相关的常用单词/词组，还有seal the envelop信封封口

stick a stamp贴邮票

postage邮资

postmark邮戳

stamped postcard邮资明信片

envelop

作为动词，解释为 “覆盖”、“包裹”

to cover or wrap something or someone up completely

the enveloping darkness笼罩四周的黑暗

那么问题来了，大家可以来试一试下面句子的翻译

It has been the steady, if uneven, transformation of the general labor process that has increasingly enveloped workers and working conditions in the media and creative industries since the late twentieth century.

这段话出自《媒介产业的数字劳工》一书的导言部分。

译文：二十世纪后期伊始，一般劳动过程发生着稳定、但却不均衡的转型，这种转型日益涵盖媒介工作者和媒介工作环境。

这里 envelop 翻译为 “涵盖” 或 “波及”，比使用 change, influence 等词来得洋气的多。