engulf /ɪnˈɡʌlf/ TEM4 ( engulfing, engulfed, engulfs )

• 1. 

  V-T If one thing engulfs another, it completely covers or hides it, often in a sudden and unexpected way. 吞没

  例：

  A seven-year-old boy was found dead after a landslide engulfed an apartment block.

  山崩掩埋了一座公寓楼之后，一名7岁的男孩被发现遇难。

• 2. 

  V-T If a feeling or emotion engulfs you, you are strongly affected by it. 使陷于

  例：

  ...the pain that engulfed him.

  …他所陷入的痛苦。