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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By 1820 the population of New York had grown to about 125,000, making it the largest city in the USA.
到1820年，纽约市的人口增长到12。5万人左右，使它成了当时美国最大的城市。
When you have finished the letter, you make any changes you wish, check it and print it.
当你打完信件，你可以随意修改、检查，然后打印。
People change, but they don't suddenly chnge from being right-handed to being left-handed.
人会变，但他们不会从惯用右手而突然转变成左撇子的。