engulf
英 [ɪnˈɡʌlf]
美 [ɪnˈɡʌlf]
v. 包围; 吞没; 淹没; 严重影响
过去式:engulfed 过去分词:engulfed 现在分词:engulfing 第三人称单数:engulfs
Collins.1 / BNC.9687 / COCA.9563
牛津词典
verb
- 包围;吞没;淹没
to surround or to cover sb/sth completely- He was engulfed by a crowd of reporters.
他被一群记者团团围住。 - The vehicle was engulfed in flames .
汽车被大火吞没。
- He was engulfed by a crowd of reporters.
- 严重影响
to affect sb/sth very strongly- Fear engulfed her.
她陷入深深的恐惧之中。
- Fear engulfed her.
柯林斯词典
- VERB (常指突然)吞没,吞噬
If one thingengulfsanother, it completely covers or hides it, often in a sudden and unexpected way.- A seven-year-old boy was found dead after a landslide engulfed a block of flats...
山体滑坡掩埋了一栋公寓楼,造成一名7岁男孩丧生。 - The flat is engulfed in flames.
那套公寓被火焰吞噬。
- A seven-year-old boy was found dead after a landslide engulfed a block of flats...
- VERB 使陷入(某种感觉或情绪)
If a feeling or emotionengulfsyou, you are strongly affected by it.- ...the pain that engulfed him...
将他吞噬的苦痛 - He looked around his dark, cluttered office and was engulfed by a feeling of emptiness.
他环顾自己昏暗杂乱的办公室,陷入一阵空虚之中。
- ...the pain that engulfed him...
英英释义
verb
- devote (oneself) fully to
- He immersed himself into his studies
- flow over or cover completely
- The bright light engulfed him completely
双语例句
- Together with our friends and allies, we will work to shape change, lest it engulf us.
同我们的朋友和同盟国一起,我们会把握形势变化,以避免我们被吞没。 - He said the contagion of illegal strikes "will likely engulf the industry".
他表示,非法罢工的蔓延“可能席卷整个行业”。 - It stayed calmly by my side, as the storm continued to engulf me in all its fury.
当暴风雨继续以它的狂暴吞没我时,那只鸟却镇静地陪伴着我。 - The pollution is expected to engulf Beijing until Wednesday, when wind will arrive to blow the smog away, according to a weather report from the meteorological station.
根据北京气象站的天气预报,严重空气污染将持续影响北京至周三即1月16日,周三将有一股冷空气抵到北京吹散雾霾。 - In the span of30 years, such carnage would twice engulf this continent.
30年的战火中,战场上的尸骨是这片大陆人口的两倍! - But I can't stay here for ever, and I know that when I leave here the cloud of fear will engulf me again.
但是我不能永远都待在这儿,我知道当我离开的时候,恐惧的乌云会再次吞噬我。 - If we are not strong enough to cover all the minds up, then they will engulf us, and we are in danger.
如果我们不够坚强来抵挡大众的意念,就会有被他们吞没的危险。 - The Cave of Swallows in Mexico is a400m vertical shaft, deep enough to engulf the Empire State Building.
原来,墨西哥的燕子洞有四百米深,足以放下整个帝国大厦! - The flat is engulfed in flames.
那套公寓被火焰吞噬。 - The tumor cells engulf and destroy the minicells, a standard defense against bacteria, and in doing so are exposed to whatever cargo the minicells carry.
肿瘤细胞吞噬并分解这种微细胞,这是对细菌的正常防卫程序,但是这样做恰恰释放了微细胞所携带的货物。