Engulf
[ in'ɡ?lf ]
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vt. 吞沒;包住;吞食;狼吞虎咽;
?? 例句
The house was engulfed in flames.
這房子被火苗吞噬了。
The flood engulfed the farms and destroyed the crops.
洪水吞沒了農(nóng)場,毀掉了莊稼。
engulf and destroy, as if by ingestion.
吞沒并毀滅……,好像吃東西一樣。
When waters engulf us we reach for a star.
情急智生。
they looked as if the least would engulf the town.
這種水墻之中連最下的似乎也能把市鎮(zhèn)吞沒。
?? 聯(lián)想助記
【記】en-enter進(jìn)入,gulf-golf高爾夫的球洞:吞噬高爾夫球
?? 牛津釋義
engulf
v[Tn esp passive 尤用於被動(dòng)語態(tài)]
(fml 文) (of the sea, flames, etc) surround (sth) or cause (sth) to disappear; envelop (指海洋、 火焰等)包圍(某物)或使(某物)消失; 包住; 吞沒
a boat engulfed in/by the waves 被浪濤吞沒的小船
(fig 比喻) engulfed in silence, misery 陷入寂靜、 痛苦之中.
?? 擴(kuò)展釋義
*[in'g?lf]vt. 卷入, 吸進(jìn), 吞沒, 使全神貫注
?? 同為「GMAT」詞匯
tickle
vt.& vi. (使)發(fā)癢;(使)愉快,逗樂;使高興;使?jié)M足;
n. 胳肢;搔癢;愉快的情緒;
bout
n. 拳擊(或摔跤)比賽;一段(工作);(尤指壞事的)一通;(疾病的)發(fā)作;
falter
vi. (嗓音)顫抖;支吾其詞;蹣跚;搖晃;
n. 支吾,結(jié)巴;躊躇,不穩(wěn);搖晃;顫抖;
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??? 情景例句
Don't tie it to that old branch. I think it'll break. Tie it to the one on the right.
別把它綁在那根老樹枝上。我想它會(huì)斷的。把它綁在右邊的樹枝上。
Then she touched me lightly on my arm and made me burst into laughter.
然后她輕輕地觸摸我的手臂,使我哈哈大笑。
Other types of bee make their nests in holes in the ground.
其他種類的蜂在地穴里筑巢。
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