[enˈgʌlfs]
v.
吞没，包住( engulf的第三人称单数 )；
v.engross (oneself) fully
同义词：steepimmerseplungeengrossabsorbsoak up
flow over or cover completely
"The bright light engulfed him completely"
用作及物动词(vt.)The waves engulfed the boat.
大浪吞没了小舟。The stormy sea engulfed the small motor sailboat.
汹涌的大海吞没了那艘小机帆船。The country was engulfed in civil war.
该国陷入内战。A wave of grief engulfed them.
一阵悲伤吞噬了他们。
V838 Mon engulfs its companion
Tsunami engulfs Sri Lankan governance
COMMUNAL FIRE ENGULFS AHMEDABAD ONCE AGAIN
Student Strike Engulfs Research Activities
Galicia Boils with Anger as Black Tide Engulfs Politicians Heels of Spain
A comet engulfs Mars: MAVEN observations of comet Siding Spring's influence on the Martian magnetosphere
Doctors battle to contain AIDS epidemic as unrest engulfs Haiti
View from across the Atlantic. Health care reform engulfs all of us
Overattribution and unit formation: When behavior engulfs the person.
Context-driven social judgment and memory: When "behavior engulfs the field"in reconstructive memory.