engulf

英[ɪn'ɡʌlf] 美[ɪn'ɡʌlf]
  • vt. 吞没;席卷;吞噬
engulfment engulfed engulfed engulfing engulfs
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星级词汇:
  • engagement n.约会;约定;订婚;婚约;雇用;交战;(机器零件等)啮合
    v. (动词)
    1. 卷入,席卷,卷来,把...卷入旋涡
    2. 吞没,淹没,吞噬
    3. 包围,包住
    4. 严重影响
    5. 压倒
    6. 笼罩
    7. 使陷入(深渊),使深深卷入
    8. 针对
    9. 投入
    10. 吸进
    11. 吞食,狼吞虎咽
    12. 使全神贯注

英英释义

Verb:
  1. devote (oneself) fully to;

    "He immersed himself into his studies"

  2. flow over or cover completely;

    "The bright light engulfed him completely"

1. When waters engulf us we reach for a star.
情急智生.

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2. Be like an island that no flood can engulf.
做不被洪水吞没的岛屿.

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3. The fire spread quickly via stairways to engulf the entire building.
大火经楼梯迅速蔓延至整座大厦.

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4. Desire, could engulf our feeling, sense, even everything sometimes.
欲望, 有时候会吞噬我们的情感 、 理智 、 甚至是一切.

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5. An intense inferno, reaching temperatures of 2500 F will quickly engulf the aircraft.
高达2500华氏温度的火焰很快地吞噬整个飞机.

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    用作及物动词 (vt.)
    1. The waves engulfed the boat.
      大浪吞没了小舟。
    2. The stormy sea engulfed the small motor sailboat.
      汹涌的大海吞没了那艘小机帆船。
    3. The country was engulfed in civil war.
      该国陷入内战。
    4. A wave of grief engulfed them.
      一阵悲伤吞噬了他们。