engulf

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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

同根派生

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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.

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词组短语

短語

engulf index 吞噬指數
engulf in 吞沒
engulf f 蓆卷;吞沒;吞噬
to engulf 蓆卷;吞噬
engulf swallow 吞沒

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英英字典

劍橋英英字典

to surround and cover something or someone completely

柯林斯英英字典

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.

专业释义

琯理學

吞沒

生物學

吞沒;吞食