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| | | | VERB | | | | | /ɪnˈgʌlf/ | | | | | 1 | to cover or surround something in a way that harms or destroys it 吞没；淹没 | Several workers died in the landslide that engulfed the old factory. 好几个工人死于吞没旧工厂的塌方中。 | | be engulfed in sth Within minutes, the car was engulfed in flames. 几分钟内，汽车就被吞没在火海中。 | | | | | 2 | if a thought or emotion engulfs you , it controls your thoughts or feelings 使陷入（某种思绪或情绪） | A wave of grief engulfed them. 他们陷入了一阵悲伤之中。 | | | 2a | if something bad or unpleasant engulfs people , it affects them seriously 严重影响 | | a conflict that threatened to engulf the entire continent 可能会席卷整个大陆的冲突 | | | | |