engulf [in'gʌlf]

vt.
卷入, 吞没, 狼吞虎咽

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单词 engulf 网络释义

及物动词 vt.
1.吞没;卷入
The house was engulfed in flames.
这房子被火苗吞噬了。
The flood engulfed the farms and destroyed the crops.
洪水吞没了农场,毁掉了庄稼。

单词 engulf 其它相关

单词解释
vt. 卷入,吸进,使全神贯注,吞没,投入深渊
vt. 1> To flow over and enclose, overwhelm.
　　2> To take in by or as if by flowing over and enclosing.
相关例句
The high waves engulfed the ship.
　 巨浪吞噬了那艘船。
The country was engulfed in civil war.
　 该国陷入内战。
He was engulfed by a cold wind.
　 他被卷入一阵寒风。
The stormy sea engulfed the small boat.
单词变化
时态: engulfed; engulfed; engulfing
同义反义
同义词：swallow, flood, inundate, devour, overtake

单词 engulf 其它例句

- A bed of loose sand mixed with water forming a soft, shifting mass that yields easily to pressure and tends to engulf any object resting on its surface.
　 流沙一种由松散的沙子和水混合成的沙层，形成一堆松软、移动的物质，在压力下很容易塌陷，并可吞没置留在沙面上的任何物质
- If an earthquake were to engulf England tomorrow, the English would manage to meet and dine somewhere among the rubbish, just to celebrate the event.
　 假使明天会有一场地震席卷英国，英国人也会设法在颓垣败瓦中找个地方见面饮宴来庆祝这件大事的吧。
- The spring tide engulfed the beach houses.
　 春潮吞没了海滩上的房子