Definition of engulf in English:

engulf

verb ɪnˈɡʌlfɛnˈɡʌlf

[with object]

1(of a natural force) sweep over (something) so as to surround or cover it completely.
（自然力量）吞没，吞噬；淹没
the cafe was engulfed in flames
咖啡馆成了一片火海。
figurative Europe might be engulfed by war
〈喻〉战火可能席卷欧洲。
Example sentencesExamples
- Its corridors were engulfed in choking smoke as the fire took hold.
- All of a sudden the place was engulfed in massive red and yellow flames.
- When they arrived on the scene, the house was engulfed in flames with the blaze having spread to the upstairs area of the family home.
- Consider the unprecedented scenes of anarchy and chaos that engulfed Britain last Monday night.
- The bus driver and two passengers fled from the bus seconds before it was engulfed in flames in St George's Road, last week.
- When the police arrived 20 minutes later, the bus was still engulfed in flames, which hampered rescue efforts.
- Within minutes, however, the entire city was engulfed in a torrent of rain - easily one of the heaviest in recent times.
- In three minutes, the club was engulfed in flames.
- This caused a catastrophic flood that engulfed the whole island.
- The family's terrace house was quickly engulfed in flames.
- Are these a coincidence, or has an evil force engulfed the town?
- However, the country was soon engulfed in a bloody civil war in which one million people lost their lives out of a population of 14 million.
- The rain stopped and the sun crept out, engulfing the whole garden with its pale gold afternoon light.
- Pedestrians were stopped in their tracks and cars came to standstill as the huge blanket of smoke threatened to engulf the whole town.
- The place was already engulfed in flames when he and his roommate Jerome awoke.
- Mr Swales said flames were coming out of the front door and the living room was engulfed in fire.
- Teachers, students and parents stood behind yellow police tape and watched dumbfounded as their school was engulfed in amber flames.
- He said by the time he arrived home, his entire house was engulfed in flames.
- A woman was plucked from a car seconds before it was engulfed in flames.
- After failing to get to the girls, Waddington ran from her home screaming to the neighbours for help just before the house was completely engulfed in flames and smoke.
Synonyms
inundate, flood, deluge, immerse, swamp, wash out, swallow up, submerge
1. 1.1 Eat or swallow (something) whole.
  大口吞食，囫囵吞下
  the toad can engulf nestling birds
2Powerfully affect (someone); overwhelm.
深深打动（某人）；压垮
a feeling of anguish so great that it threatened to engulf him
一种大得有可能将他压垮的极度痛苦感。
Example sentencesExamples
- Overwhelming relief and joy engulfed Jason upon seeing her and he took a step forward.
- She would not allow herself to wallow in the misery that had been threatening to engulf her since his death.
- He recalled how just the sight of his daughter in the early years had brought his grief flooding to the surface where it had threatened to engulf him.
- Loren fought the feeling of helpless panic that threatened to engulf him.
- Rose went and sat down, as the memories threatened to engulf her.
- His infectious enthusiasm and energy engulfs players and supporters alike.
- A deep, overwhelming wave of emotion engulfed me, and I felt tears well in my eyes.
- As she opens her son's wardrobe a wave of emotion engulfs her and her expression becomes a mixture of love and anguish.
- My mind was sending too many thoughts, too many flashes and words, too much for me to take in, fatigue threatening to engulf me.
- The room was spinning probably due to lack of food and injury, closing her eyes to block out the sickness threatening to engulf her - it was hot in the room, really hot.
Synonyms
inundate, flood, deluge, immerse, swamp, wash out, swallow up, submerge

Derivatives

engulfment

noun

This new view could have medical importance if physicians learn how to prevent the rapid engulfment of seemingly dying cells.
Example sentencesExamples
- His responses to open-ended questions revealed an overall perception of engulfment by the condition.
- It sounds like your underlying fears of rejection and engulfment are controlling your life and not letting you share love.
- These animals possess effective defense systems against microbes and parasites which involve engulfment of bacteria into specific cells.
- Children who did well understood that they were not responsible for their parents and were able to avoid engulfment in their illness.

Origin

Mid 16th century (formerly also as ingulf): from en-¹, in-² 'in, on' + gulf.

Rhymes

gulf

Definition of engulf in US English:

engulf

verb

[with object]

1(of a natural force) sweep over (something) so as to surround or cover it completely.
（自然力量）吞没，吞噬；淹没
the cafe was engulfed in flames
咖啡馆成了一片火海。
figurative Europe might be engulfed by war
〈喻〉战火可能席卷欧洲。
Example sentencesExamples
- When the police arrived 20 minutes later, the bus was still engulfed in flames, which hampered rescue efforts.
- Consider the unprecedented scenes of anarchy and chaos that engulfed Britain last Monday night.
- A woman was plucked from a car seconds before it was engulfed in flames.
- Its corridors were engulfed in choking smoke as the fire took hold.
- Mr Swales said flames were coming out of the front door and the living room was engulfed in fire.
- After failing to get to the girls, Waddington ran from her home screaming to the neighbours for help just before the house was completely engulfed in flames and smoke.
- However, the country was soon engulfed in a bloody civil war in which one million people lost their lives out of a population of 14 million.
- Within minutes, however, the entire city was engulfed in a torrent of rain - easily one of the heaviest in recent times.
- The family's terrace house was quickly engulfed in flames.
- All of a sudden the place was engulfed in massive red and yellow flames.
- Are these a coincidence, or has an evil force engulfed the town?
- The rain stopped and the sun crept out, engulfing the whole garden with its pale gold afternoon light.
- When they arrived on the scene, the house was engulfed in flames with the blaze having spread to the upstairs area of the family home.
- Pedestrians were stopped in their tracks and cars came to standstill as the huge blanket of smoke threatened to engulf the whole town.
- The place was already engulfed in flames when he and his roommate Jerome awoke.
- The bus driver and two passengers fled from the bus seconds before it was engulfed in flames in St George's Road, last week.
- Teachers, students and parents stood behind yellow police tape and watched dumbfounded as their school was engulfed in amber flames.
- He said by the time he arrived home, his entire house was engulfed in flames.
- In three minutes, the club was engulfed in flames.
- This caused a catastrophic flood that engulfed the whole island.
Synonyms
inundate, flood, deluge, immerse, swamp, wash out, swallow up, submerge
1. 1.1 Eat or swallow (something) whole.
  大口吞食，囫囵吞下
  the toad can engulf nestling birds
  Example sentencesExamples
  As a pair of white lips engulfed the bait and turned downwards, the first fish was hooked.
  The fish had fully engulfed the mackerel.
  Bill reported a 12-foot tiger shark that burst out of the water behind his boat and engulfed the propeller with its jaws.

Origin

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

单词	engulf
释义	Definition of engulf in English: engulf verb ɪnˈɡʌlfɛnˈɡʌlf [with object] 1(of a natural force) sweep over (something) so as to surround or cover it completely. （自然力量）吞没，吞噬；淹没 the cafe was engulfed in flames 咖啡馆成了一片火海。 figurative Europe might be engulfed by war 〈喻〉战火可能席卷欧洲。 Example sentencesExamples Its corridors were engulfed in choking smoke as the fire took hold. All of a sudden the place was engulfed in massive red and yellow flames. When they arrived on the scene, the house was engulfed in flames with the blaze having spread to the upstairs area of the family home. Consider the unprecedented scenes of anarchy and chaos that engulfed Britain last Monday night. The bus driver and two passengers fled from the bus seconds before it was engulfed in flames in St George's Road, last week. When the police arrived 20 minutes later, the bus was still engulfed in flames, which hampered rescue efforts. Within minutes, however, the entire city was engulfed in a torrent of rain - easily one of the heaviest in recent times. In three minutes, the club was engulfed in flames. This caused a catastrophic flood that engulfed the whole island. The family's terrace house was quickly engulfed in flames. Are these a coincidence, or has an evil force engulfed the town? However, the country was soon engulfed in a bloody civil war in which one million people lost their lives out of a population of 14 million. The rain stopped and the sun crept out, engulfing the whole garden with its pale gold afternoon light. Pedestrians were stopped in their tracks and cars came to standstill as the huge blanket of smoke threatened to engulf the whole town. The place was already engulfed in flames when he and his roommate Jerome awoke. Mr Swales said flames were coming out of the front door and the living room was engulfed in fire. Teachers, students and parents stood behind yellow police tape and watched dumbfounded as their school was engulfed in amber flames. He said by the time he arrived home, his entire house was engulfed in flames. A woman was plucked from a car seconds before it was engulfed in flames. After failing to get to the girls, Waddington ran from her home screaming to the neighbours for help just before the house was completely engulfed in flames and smoke. Synonyms inundate, flood, deluge, immerse, swamp, wash out, swallow up, submerge 1.1 Eat or swallow (something) whole. 大口吞食，囫囵吞下 the toad can engulf nestling birds 2Powerfully affect (someone); overwhelm. 深深打动（某人）；压垮 a feeling of anguish so great that it threatened to engulf him 一种大得有可能将他压垮的极度痛苦感。 Example sentencesExamples Overwhelming relief and joy engulfed Jason upon seeing her and he took a step forward. She would not allow herself to wallow in the misery that had been threatening to engulf her since his death. He recalled how just the sight of his daughter in the early years had brought his grief flooding to the surface where it had threatened to engulf him. Loren fought the feeling of helpless panic that threatened to engulf him. Rose went and sat down, as the memories threatened to engulf her. His infectious enthusiasm and energy engulfs players and supporters alike. A deep, overwhelming wave of emotion engulfed me, and I felt tears well in my eyes. As she opens her son's wardrobe a wave of emotion engulfs her and her expression becomes a mixture of love and anguish. My mind was sending too many thoughts, too many flashes and words, too much for me to take in, fatigue threatening to engulf me. The room was spinning probably due to lack of food and injury, closing her eyes to block out the sickness threatening to engulf her - it was hot in the room, really hot. Synonyms inundate, flood, deluge, immerse, swamp, wash out, swallow up, submerge Derivatives engulfment noun This new view could have medical importance if physicians learn how to prevent the rapid engulfment of seemingly dying cells. Example sentencesExamples His responses to open-ended questions revealed an overall perception of engulfment by the condition. It sounds like your underlying fears of rejection and engulfment are controlling your life and not letting you share love. These animals possess effective defense systems against microbes and parasites which involve engulfment of bacteria into specific cells. Children who did well understood that they were not responsible for their parents and were able to avoid engulfment in their illness. Origin Mid 16th century (formerly also as ingulf): from en-¹, in-² 'in, on' + gulf. Rhymes gulf Definition of engulf in US English: engulf verb [with object] 1(of a natural force) sweep over (something) so as to surround or cover it completely. （自然力量）吞没，吞噬；淹没 the cafe was engulfed in flames 咖啡馆成了一片火海。 figurative Europe might be engulfed by war 〈喻〉战火可能席卷欧洲。 Example sentencesExamples When the police arrived 20 minutes later, the bus was still engulfed in flames, which hampered rescue efforts. Consider the unprecedented scenes of anarchy and chaos that engulfed Britain last Monday night. A woman was plucked from a car seconds before it was engulfed in flames. Its corridors were engulfed in choking smoke as the fire took hold. Mr Swales said flames were coming out of the front door and the living room was engulfed in fire. After failing to get to the girls, Waddington ran from her home screaming to the neighbours for help just before the house was completely engulfed in flames and smoke. However, the country was soon engulfed in a bloody civil war in which one million people lost their lives out of a population of 14 million. Within minutes, however, the entire city was engulfed in a torrent of rain - easily one of the heaviest in recent times. The family's terrace house was quickly engulfed in flames. All of a sudden the place was engulfed in massive red and yellow flames. Are these a coincidence, or has an evil force engulfed the town? The rain stopped and the sun crept out, engulfing the whole garden with its pale gold afternoon light. When they arrived on the scene, the house was engulfed in flames with the blaze having spread to the upstairs area of the family home. Pedestrians were stopped in their tracks and cars came to standstill as the huge blanket of smoke threatened to engulf the whole town. The place was already engulfed in flames when he and his roommate Jerome awoke. The bus driver and two passengers fled from the bus seconds before it was engulfed in flames in St George's Road, last week. Teachers, students and parents stood behind yellow police tape and watched dumbfounded as their school was engulfed in amber flames. He said by the time he arrived home, his entire house was engulfed in flames. In three minutes, the club was engulfed in flames. This caused a catastrophic flood that engulfed the whole island. Synonyms inundate, flood, deluge, immerse, swamp, wash out, swallow up, submerge 1.1 Eat or swallow (something) whole. 大口吞食，囫囵吞下 the toad can engulf nestling birds Example sentencesExamples As a pair of white lips engulfed the bait and turned downwards, the first fish was hooked. The fish had fully engulfed the mackerel. Bill reported a 12-foot tiger shark that burst out of the water behind his boat and engulfed the propeller with its jaws. Origin Mid 16th century (formerly also as ingulf): from en-, in- ‘in, on’ + gulf.
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