engulfing

/en-guhlf/US // ɛnˈgʌlf //UK // (ɪnˈɡʌlf) //

吞噬,吞噬性的,吞噬的,吞噬式

Definitions

v.有主动词 verb

1
- : to swallow up in or as in a gulf; submerge: The overflowing river has engulfed many small towns along its banks.
- : to plunge or immerse, as into a gulf: He engulfed himself in his studies.

verbabsorb, overwhelm

Forms: engulfed

Synonyms

Ukraine’s capital was engulfed in fire as anti-government protesters armed with molotov cocktails battled against gun-touting police forces.
It’s unrealistic to think that the cascade of chaos which has engulfed us for the past year won’t take its toll on our heads.
Their mass engulfed some of the Notre Dame players even as Clemson players appeared to exit easily with the help of beefed-up security.
Lawrence was the surest thing in college football — an entity burdened currently by hypocrisy, bad optics and a lack of uniformity — but now he symbolizes the doubt that engulfs the sport.
In 2013, flooding engulfed downtown Calgary, rising up the stands at the city’s hockey stadium.
On Friday, VA chief Eric Shinseki finally publicly took charge of the scandal engulfing his agency.
This sad drama has been compounded by an engulfing fog of speculation, frequently reaching a tone of hysteria.
A sprint from the alley to the east into the greenbelt and the engulfing woods.
One came close, as the wind suddenly shifted, to engulfing an Arab house.
The Syrian conflict threatens to draw America, Russia, and Europe into a wild inferno engulfing the entire Mideast.
Food may be taken into the body at any point, the semifluid protoplasm simply rolling over and engulfing the food material.
He pointed out of the window across the street, where the rapidly-gaining fire was engulfing the building.

/en-guhlf/US // ɛnˈgʌlf //UK // (ɪnˈɡʌlf) //

吞噬,吞噬性的,吞噬的,吞噬式

v.有主动词 verb

1
- : to swallow up in or as in a gulf; submerge: The overflowing river has engulfed many small towns along its banks.
- : to plunge or immerse, as into a gulf: He engulfed himself in his studies.

verbabsorb, overwhelm

Forms: engulfed

Synonyms

Ukraine’s capital was engulfed in fire as anti-government protesters armed with molotov cocktails battled against gun-touting police forces.
It’s unrealistic to think that the cascade of chaos which has engulfed us for the past year won’t take its toll on our heads.
Their mass engulfed some of the Notre Dame players even as Clemson players appeared to exit easily with the help of beefed-up security.
Lawrence was the surest thing in college football — an entity burdened currently by hypocrisy, bad optics and a lack of uniformity — but now he symbolizes the doubt that engulfs the sport.
In 2013, flooding engulfed downtown Calgary, rising up the stands at the city’s hockey stadium.
On Friday, VA chief Eric Shinseki finally publicly took charge of the scandal engulfing his agency.
This sad drama has been compounded by an engulfing fog of speculation, frequently reaching a tone of hysteria.
A sprint from the alley to the east into the greenbelt and the engulfing woods.
One came close, as the wind suddenly shifted, to engulfing an Arab house.
The Syrian conflict threatens to draw America, Russia, and Europe into a wild inferno engulfing the entire Mideast.
Food may be taken into the body at any point, the semifluid protoplasm simply rolling over and engulfing the food material.
He pointed out of the window across the street, where the rapidly-gaining fire was engulfing the building.