/ɪnˈɡʌlf/ vt.1.fire, flames ++ building吞没；water, mud ++ place, building淹没
their fears that their properties could be engulfed by mud他们为财产可能被泥浆淹没的担忧
A seven-year-old boy was found dead after a landslide engulfed a block of flats.山体滑坡掩埋了一栋公寓楼, 造成一名7岁男孩丧生。
to be engulfed in flames被火焰吞噬
The house was soon engulfed in flames.那幢房子很快就被火焰吞噬了。
2.fear, panic ++ person使陷入(某种感觉或情绪)
Finally panic engulfed him.最终他陷入了恐慌之中。
the pain that engulfed him将他吞噬的痛苦