engulf /ɪnˈɡʌlf/ star1 TEM4 (engulfing,engulfed,engulfs)

• 1.  

  V-T（及物动词） If one thing engulfs another, it completely covers or hides it, often in a sudden and unexpected way. 吞没

  例：

  A seven-year-old boy was found dead after a landslide engulfed an apartment block.

  山崩掩埋了一座公寓楼之后，一名7岁的男孩被发现遇难。

• 2.  

  V-T（及物动词） If a feeling or emotion engulfs you, you are strongly affected by it. 使陷于

  例：

  ...the pain that engulfed him.

  …他所陷入的痛苦。