en·gulf
verb/ɪnˈɡʌlf/
/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/ |
- 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。
- He was engulfed by a crowd of reporters.
- 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。
- Fear engulfed her.
Word Originmid 16th cent. (formerly also as ingulf): from en-, in- ‘in, on’ + gulf.