engulf
柯林斯詞典
1. V-T If one thing engulfs another, it completely covers or hides it, often in a sudden and unexpected way. 吞沒
A seven-year-old boy was found dead after a landslide engulfed an apartment block. 山崩掩埋了一座公寓樓之后,一名7歲的男孩被發(fā)現(xiàn)遇難。
2. V-T If a feeling or emotion engulfs you, you are strongly affected by it. 使陷于
...the pain that engulfed him. …他所陷入的痛苦。
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engulf /?n?ɡ?lf/ (engulfing,engulfed,engulfs)
劍橋詞典
- to surround and cover something or someone completely
包圍;吞沒;淹沒
The flames rapidly engulfed the house . 大火很快吞沒了那座房子。
Northern areas of the country were engulfed by/in a snowstorm last night . 昨晚一場暴風(fēng)雪席卷了這個國家的北部地區(qū)。
The war is threatening to engulf the entire region . 戰(zhàn)火有可能會席卷整個地區(qū)。 返回 engulf