engulf

verb

/ɪnˈɡʌlf/

(formal)

Verb Forms

present simple I / you / we / they engulf	/ɪnˈɡʌlf/ /ɪnˈɡʌlf/
he / she / it engulfs	/ɪnˈɡʌlfs/ /ɪnˈɡʌlfs/
past simple engulfed	/ɪnˈɡʌlft/ /ɪnˈɡʌlft/
past participle engulfed	/ɪnˈɡʌlft/ /ɪnˈɡʌlft/
-ing form engulfing	/ɪnˈɡʌlfɪŋ/ /ɪnˈɡʌlfɪŋ/

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engulf somebody/something to surround or to cover somebody/something completely包围；吞没；淹没
- He was engulfed by a crowd of reporters.他被一群记者团团围住。
- The vehicle was engulfed in flames.汽车被大火吞没。
engulf somebody/something to affect somebody/something very strongly严重影响
- Fear engulfed her.她陷入深深的恐惧之中。

Word Originmid 16th cent. (formerly also as ingulf): from en-, in- ‘in, on’ + gulf.

TOEFL BNC: 9687 COCA: 9563

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