搜尋結果
engulf
- IPA[ɪnˈɡʌlf]
英式
- (of a natural force) sweep over (something) so as to surround or cover it completely;eat or swallow (something) whole
verb: engulf, 3rd person present: engulfs, gerund or present participle: engulfing, past tense: engulfed, past participle: engulfed
- 釋義
動詞
- 1. (of a natural force) sweep over (something) so as to surround or cover it completely the cafe was engulfed in flames Europe might be engulfed by war
- ▪ eat or swallow (something) whole the toad can engulf nestling birds
- 2. powerfully affect (someone); overwhelm a feeling of anguish so great that it threatened to engulf him
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- IPA[inˈɡəlf]
美式
- (of a natural force) sweep over (something) so as to surround or cover it completely: the cafe was engulfed in flames Europe might be engulfed by war
Oxford American Dictionary