Engulf
[ in'ɡʌlf ]
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vt. 吞没;包住;吞食;狼吞虎咽;
📝 例句
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。
engulf and destroy, as if by ingestion.
吞没并毁灭……，好像吃东西一样。
When waters engulf us we reach for a star.
情急智生。
they looked as if the least would engulf the town.
这种水墙之中连最下的似乎也能把市镇吞没。
🌱 联想助记
【记】en-enter进入,gulf-golf高尔夫的球洞:吞噬高尔夫球
✅ 同义词
📖 牛津释义
engulf
v[Tn esp passive 尤用於被动语态]
(fml 文) (of the sea, flames, etc) surround (sth) or cause (sth) to disappear; envelop （指海洋、 火焰等）包围（某物）或使（某物）消失; 包住; 吞没
a boat engulfed in/by the waves 被浪涛吞没的小船
(fig 比喻) engulfed in silence, misery 陷入寂静、 痛苦之中.
🔁 扩展释义
*[in'gʌlf]vt. 卷入, 吸进, 吞没, 使全神贯注
📖 同为「GMAT」词汇
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Obviously she's gone somewhere to stay.
很明显她去别的什么地方，呆在那儿了。
And, because most books were not printed in Braille.
因为大多数的书本没用布莱叶文印刷。
Centuries ago, the word beeline was made to describe this thin line of bees flying through the air.
几百年前，有人用beeline 这个词来描写蜜蜂在空中飞行的细窄路线。