engulf

B2 大学 FREQ #36300 ★☆☆☆☆

vt. 卷入, 吸进, 吞没, 使全神贯注

发音

其它 /ɪŋˈɡʌlf/

词形变化

engulfed engulfing engulfs 三单 engulfs engulfing 现在分词 engulfed 过去式 engulfed 过去分词

别名

engulph ingulf ingulph

教材释义与例句

动词

吞没；吞食，狼吞虎咽

释义与例句

v. B2
  1. 1.

    To overwhelm.

    吞没

    及物

    Depression engulfed her after her daughter's death.

  2. 2.

    To surround; to cover; to submerge.

    淹没

    及物

    Only Noah and his family survived when the Flood engulfed the world.

  3. 3.

    To cast into a gulf.

    及物

词汇关系

动词

同义词 6

steep absorb plunge immerse engross soak up

上位词 10

center focus centre concentrate wrap pore enclose rivet envelop enfold

下位词 2

drink drink in

近义相关 2

plunge immerse

词源

From en- + gulf.

来源：wiktionary