engulf

英 [ɪnˈɡʌlf]

美 [ɪnˈɡʌlf]

v.  包围; 吞没; 淹没; 严重影响

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

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Collins.1 / BNC.9687 / COCA.9563

牛津词典

verb

• 包围；吞没；淹没
  to surround or to cover sb/sth completely
  1. He was engulfed by a crowd of reporters.
     他被一群记者团团围住。
  2. The vehicle was engulfed in flames .
     汽车被大火吞没。
• 严重影响
  to affect sb/sth very strongly
  1. Fear engulfed her.
     她陷入深深的恐惧之中。

柯林斯词典

• VERB （常指突然）吞没，吞噬
  If one thingengulfsanother, it completely covers or hides it, often in a sudden and unexpected way.
  1. A seven-year-old boy was found dead after a landslide engulfed a block of flats...
     山体滑坡掩埋了一栋公寓楼，造成一名7岁男孩丧生。
  2. The flat is engulfed in flames.
     那套公寓被火焰吞噬。
• VERB 使陷入（某种感觉或情绪）
  If a feeling or emotionengulfsyou, you are strongly affected by it.
  1. ...the pain that engulfed him...
     将他吞噬的苦痛
  2. He looked around his dark, cluttered office and was engulfed by a feeling of emptiness.
     他环顾自己昏暗杂乱的办公室，陷入一阵空虚之中。

英英释义

verb

• devote (oneself) fully to
  1. He immersed himself into his studies
  Synonym:steepimmerseplungeengrossabsorbsoak up
• flow over or cover completely
  1. The bright light engulfed him completely

双语例句

• The pollution is expected to engulf Beijing until Wednesday, when wind will arrive to blow the smog away, according to a weather report from the meteorological station.
  根据北京气象站的天气预报，严重空气污染将持续影响北京至周三即1月16日，周三将有一股冷空气抵到北京吹散雾霾。
• The tumor cells engulf and destroy the minicells, a standard defense against bacteria, and in doing so are exposed to whatever cargo the minicells carry.
  肿瘤细胞吞噬并分解这种微细胞，这是对细菌的正常防卫程序，但是这样做恰恰释放了微细胞所携带的货物。
• Macrophages are the immune cells that literally engulf and destroy deformed cells and attack invaders, like bacteria or viruses.
  巨噬细胞是一种免疫细胞，可吞噬和销灭畸形细胞以及攻击入侵者，如细菌或病毒。
• When it does, the sun will expand to engulf the inner planets and possibly Earth.
  一旦变成红巨星的时候，太阳将会膨胀并吞没内围的行星，也许包括地球在内。
• Throughout his six months in charge of the European Union Nicolas Sarkozy, French president, tried hard to carve out a role for Europe in responding to the financial crises that engulf the world with some success.
  在担任欧盟（eu）轮值主席的6个月内，法国总统尼古拉萨科齐（nicolassarkozy）一直不遗余力地推动欧洲参与到应对席卷全球的金融危机中来并取得了一定的成功。
• The walls of the sinuses are lined with endocytic cells which engulf any foreign particles that might be present in the lymph.
  窦的壁衬盖着内吞细胞，这些细胞能吞食淋巴中可能出现的任何一种外来颗粒。
• The Cave of Swallows in Mexico is a400m vertical shaft, deep enough to engulf the Empire State Building.
  原来，墨西哥的燕子洞有四百米深，足以放下整个帝国大厦！
• It may soon confound realists who think that for all his flaws, Mr Assad is preferable to the chaos that could engulf Syria in his absence.
  现实主义者们可能很快就会感到挫败&在他们看来，尽管阿萨德有这样那样的缺陷，但总强于把他赶下台后、让叙利亚陷入无尽的混乱之中。
• He said the contagion of illegal strikes "will likely engulf the industry".
  他表示，非法罢工的蔓延“可能席卷整个行业”。
• A seven-year-old boy was found dead after a landslide engulfed a block of flats
  山体滑坡掩埋了一栋公寓楼，造成一名7岁男孩丧生。