engulf

英 [ɪnˈɡʌlf]      美 [ɪnˈɡʌlf]
  • vt. 吞没;吞食,狼吞虎咽
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engulf 吞没

en-, 进入,使。gulf, 海湾,吞没。

engulf (v.)
1550s, from en- (1) "make, put in" + gulf (n.) or else from Old French engolfer. Originally of seas, whirlpools, etc.; by 1711 of fire and other mediums. Figurative use from 1590s. Related: Engulfed; engulfing.
1. When waters engulf us we reach for a star.
情急智生.
2. Be like an island that no flood can engulf.
做不被洪水吞没的岛屿.
3. 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.
4. Desire, could engulf our feeling, sense, even everything sometimes.
欲望, 有时候会吞噬我们的情感 、 理智 、 甚至是一切.
5. An intense inferno, reaching temperatures of 2500 F will quickly engulf the aircraft.
高达2500华氏温度的火焰很快地吞噬整个飞机.

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