柯林斯詞典engulf /?n?ɡ?lf/ (engulfing,engulfed,engulfs) 1. V-T If one thing engulfs another, it completely covers or hides it, often in a sudden and unexpected way. 吞沒(méi) 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後,一名7嵗的男孩被發(fā)現(xiàn)遇難。2. V-T If a feeling or emotion engulfs you, you are strongly affected by it. 使陷於 ...the pain that engulfed him. …他所陷入的痛苦。 返回 engulf劍橋詞典to surround and cover something or someone completely 包圍;吞沒(méi);淹沒(méi) The flames rapidly engulfed the house . 大火很快吞沒(méi)了那座房子。 Northern areas of the country were engulfed by/in a snowstorm last night . 昨晚一場(chǎng)暴風(fēng)雪蓆卷了這個(gè)國(guó)家的北部地區(qū)。 The war is threatening to engulf the entire region . 戰(zhàn)火有可能會(huì)蓆卷整個(gè)地區(qū)。 返回 engulf