📝 例句

The house was engulfed in flames.
这房子被火苗吞噬了。
The flood engulfed the farms and destroyed the crops.
洪水吞没了农场,毁掉了庄稼。
engulf and destroy, as if by ingestion.
吞没并毁灭……，好像吃东西一样。
When waters engulf us we reach for a star.
情急智生。
they looked as if the least would engulf the town.
这种水墙之中连最下的似乎也能把市镇吞没。

🌱 联想助记

【记】en-enter进入,gulf-golf高尔夫的球洞:吞噬高尔夫球

✅ 同义词

ingurgitate pop swallow down gobble gorge gulp absorb captivate engross grip

📖 牛津释义

engulf v[Tn esp passive 尤用於被动语态] (fml 文) (of the sea, flames, etc) surround (sth) or cause (sth) to disappear; envelop （指海洋、 火焰等）包围（某物）或使（某物）消失; 包住; 吞没 a boat engulfed in/by the waves 被浪涛吞没的小船 (fig 比喻) engulfed in silence, misery 陷入寂静、 痛苦之中.

🔁 扩展释义

*[in'gʌlf]vt. 卷入, 吸进, 吞没, 使全神贯注

📖 同为「GMAT」词汇

attrition n. 消耗;消磨;摩擦;（神学）不彻底的忏悔;
rationality n. 合理性;（常复数）合理的行动（或见解、措施等）;
tickle vt.& vi. （使）发痒;（使）愉快，逗乐;使高兴;使满足; n. 胳肢;搔痒;愉快的情绪;
bout n. 拳击（或摔跤）比赛;一段（工作）;（尤指坏事的）一通;（疾病的）发作;
stratigraphical adj. 地层学的;
impunity n. 不受惩罚，无罪;不受损失;
discretionary adj. 任意的;自由决定的;酌情行事的;便宜行事的;
falter vi. （嗓音）颤抖;支吾其词;蹒跚;摇晃; n. 支吾，结巴;踌躇，不稳;摇晃;颤抖;
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🗣️ 情景例句

What a lovely place! I'm going to go across the river.
真是个好地方！我要到河那边去。
They sighed and cried out for more water, but food and water were only given out once a day.
他们叹息着，嚷着要水喝，而水和食物每天只发放一次。
How many people lived here?
多少人住在这里？
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🔤 更多 E 开头的单词

ear drum
effective cross section
electrical resistance welding tube
emplastra meliloti
entry permit
Eptapur
Erikson
Evelyn Waugh
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