单词 | engulf |
释义 | engulf (ɪngʌlf ) Word forms: engulfs , engulfing , engulfed 1. verb If one thing engulfs another, it completely covers or hides it, often in a sudden and unexpected way. A seven-year-old boy was found dead after a landslide engulfed a block of flats. [VERB noun] The flat is engulfed in flames. [be VERB-ed] Synonyms: immerse, bury, flood (out), plunge 2. verb If a feeling or emotion engulfs you, you are strongly affected by it. ...the pain that engulfed him. [VERB noun] He looked around his dark, cluttered office and was engulfed by a feeling of emptiness. [VERB noun] Synonyms: overwhelm, overcome, crush, absorb Collocations: engulf a building The wind blows seeds in tiny cracks in the structures, from which plants and trees will grow that will eventually engulf the building. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 In 1869, an explosion in the fermenting cellar caused a massive fire to engulf the building, destroying the wooden interior, but leaving the stone and machinery largely undamaged. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Instead, the fire engulfed the building within 15 minutes. The Sun Workers bolted as flames engulfed the building and made no attempt to help rescuers, authorities said. The Sun The blaze threatened to engulf the town, advancing to within a few hundred metres of the northern fringe. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 But at some point when the tsunami engulfed the town hall, a computer server fizzled and expired. Times, Sunday Times Eventually this led him to reject the quiet life he had led and to attempt to confront the corruption and violence that engulfed his town. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Will she be found before the flames engulf her? The Sun She then levatate across the gym as flames engulf the back stage and curtains. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 His obsession was so great, that he simply watched the flames engulf his house, instead of running to get help. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 He calls on his new master; flames engulf the village. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Translations: Chinese: 吞没 Japanese: 包み込む |
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