engulf是什么意思，engulf怎么读

engulf基本信息

engulf基本信息

读法：英 [ɪn"gʌlf; en-] 美 [ɛnˈɡʌlf]

释义：

vt. 吞没；吞食，狼吞虎咽

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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"

中英词源

engulf 吞没

en-, 进入，使。gulf, 海湾，吞没。

engulf (v.): 1550s, from en- (1) "make, put in" + gulf (n.) or else from Old French engolfer. Originally of seas, whirlpools, etc.; by 1711 of fire and other mediums. Figurative use from 1590s. Related: Engulfed; engulfing.

词态变化

第三人称单数 engulfs;
过去式 engulfed;
过去分词 engulfed;
现在分词 engulfing;

权威造句

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

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

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.

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.

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.

近反义词

flood 淹没

devour 吞食

swallow 燕子

inundate 浸水

overtake 赶上

immerse 浸

swallow up 吞下去

overcome 战胜

overwhelm 打击

submerge 使浸没

swamp 沼泽

surround 包围

consume 消耗

whelm 用 ... 覆盖

steep 险峻的

absorb 吸收

soak up 吸收

plunge 使投入

engross 使全神贯注

相似短语

engulf oneself in 专心致志地..., 孜孜不倦地从事于...

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