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.吞没；席卷；吞噬
词根记忆
- en(进入) + gulf(海湾；深渊)→进入深渊→吞没
- en(进入) + gulf(大沟)→吞噬
- en + gulf(海湾)→被海湾的巨浪吞噬→吞噬
同根派生
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.
做不被洪水吞没的岛屿. - The fire spread quickly via stairways to engulf the entire building.
大火经楼梯迅速蔓延至整座大厦. - 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.
同我们的朋友和同盟国一起, 我们会把握形势变化, 以避免我们被吞没.
词组短语
- engulf index 吞噬指数
- engulf in 吞没
- engulf f 席卷;吞没;吞噬
- to engulf 席卷;吞噬
- engulf swallow 吞没
短语
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
- 吞没
- 吞没;吞食