Engulf
[ɪn'gʌlf;en-] or [ɛnˈɡʌlf]
解釋/意思:
(verb.) flow over or cover completely; 'The bright light engulfed him completely'.
欧文整理--From WordNet
解釋/意思:
(v. t.) To absorb or swallow up as in a gulf.
埃尔希編輯
同義詞及近義詞：
v. a. [Written also Ingulf.] Absorb, swallow up.
編輯:波西亚
同義詞及反義詞：
[See ABSORB]
整理:怀亚特
解釋/意思:
v.t. to swallow up wholly as in a gulf: to cast into a gulf: to overwhelm.—n. Engulf′ment.
格斯編輯
例句/造句/用法:
- As the high watery walls came rolling in, and, at their highest, tumbled into surf, they looked as if the least would engulf the town. 查理斯·狄更斯. 大衛·科波菲爾.
- Some implored the gods to succor them, and some believed that this night was the last, the eternal night which should engulf the universe! 馬克·吐溫. 傻子出國記.
- The sun already was low, so that I did not have long to wait before the sudden darkness of Barsoom engulfed us. 愛德格·賴斯·巴勒斯. 火星戰神.
- Then the sun went down and darkness that could almost be felt engulfed us. 愛德格·賴斯·巴勒斯. 火星戰神.
- No one who looks at my slow face can guess the vortex sometimes whirling in my heart, and engulfing thought and wrecking prudence. 夏洛蒂·勃朗特. 雪麗.
校對:托妮