engulf
音标发音
- 英式音标 [ɪn'gʌlf; en-]
- 美式音标 [ɛnˈɡʌlf]
- 国际音标 [in'ɡʌlf]
- 英式发音
- 美式发音
基本解释
- vt.吞沒;蓆卷;吞噬
词根记忆
- en(進入) + gulf(海灣;深淵)→進入深淵→吞沒
- en(進入) + gulf(大溝)→吞噬
- en + gulf(海灣)→被海灣的巨浪吞噬→吞噬
英汉例句
- When waters engulf us we reach for a star.
情急智生. - Be like an island that no flood can engulf.
做不被洪水吞沒的島嶼. - The fire spread quickly via stairways to engulf the entire building.
大火經樓梯迅速蔓延至整座大廈. - When waters engulf us we reach for a star.
情急智生. - Together with our friends and allies, we will work to shape change, lest it engulf us.
同我們的朋友和同盟國一起, 我們會把握形勢變化, 以避免我們被吞沒.
英英字典
- to surround and cover something or someone completely
- If one thing engulfs another, it completely covers or hides it, often in a sudden and unexpected way.
- If a feeling or emotion engulfs you, you are strongly affected by it.
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专业释义
- 吞沒
- 吞沒;吞食