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be engulfed by sth
常用于描述被物理事物彻底覆盖。
The small boat was engulfed by the waves.
小船被海浪吞没了。
吞没，淹没
engulfs — third person singular of engulf
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吞没，淹没
flow over or cover completely
The small boat was engulfed by the waves.
小船被海浪吞没了。
常指火焰、洪水等完全覆盖
压倒；淹没。
To overwhelm.
包围；覆盖；浸没。
To surround; to cover; to submerge.
投入深渊。
To cast into a gulf.
engulf
Base
原形
engulfs
3rd person
第三人称单数
engulfing
-ing
现在分词
engulfed
Past
过去式
engulfed
Past participle
过去分词
The flames engulf the building.
火焰吞没了建筑物。
The flood engulfed the village.
洪水吞没了村庄。
Fear has engulfed her.
恐惧笼罩了她。
常用于被动语态，如 be engulfed by/in sth.
The building was engulfed in flames within minutes.
大楼在几分钟内被火焰吞没。
A wave of sadness engulfed him when he heard the news.
听到这个消息时，一股悲伤淹没了他。
Floodwaters engulfed the entire village after the dam broke.
大坝决堤后，洪水吞没了整个村庄。
常用于描述被物理事物彻底覆盖。
The small boat was engulfed by the waves.
小船被海浪吞没了。
比喻用法，指被情感或状态完全占据。
She was engulfed in sadness after the loss.
失去亲人后，她沉浸在悲伤中。
主动语态，强调事物本身吞没其他对象。
Flames engulfed the building within minutes.
几分钟内火焰吞没了整栋建筑。
Not this
The building was engulfed with fire.
Use this
The building was engulfed by fire.
被动语态中，动词engulf后接by引出动作执行者，而with通常表示伴随或工具，此处需用by。
Not this
The fire engulfed quickly.
Use this
The fire engulfed the building quickly.
Engulf是及物动词，必须带宾语；汉语直译可能省略宾语，造成英语句子不完整。
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被火焰吞没
The building was engulfed in flames within minutes.
几分钟内，那座大楼就被火焰吞没了。
被水淹没
The coastal town was engulfed by the rising sea.
那个沿海小镇被上涨的海水淹没了。
吞没城市
A thick fog engulfed the city, reducing visibility to almost zero.
浓雾吞没了城市，能见度几乎为零。
使自己沉浸在工作中
After the breakup, she engulfed herself in work to avoid thinking about him.
分手后，她使自己沉浸在工作中以避免想他。
感到被吞没
He felt engulfed by a wave of sadness.
他感到被一阵悲伤吞没。
被火焰吞没
The entire forest was engulfed in flames within hours.
整个森林在几小时内就被火焰吞没了。
沉浸于某事；全身心投入
After the breakup, he engulfed himself in work to distract his mind.
分手后，他全身心投入工作以分散注意力。
被恐惧淹没
She was engulfed by fear when she heard the strange noise.
听到奇怪的声音时，她被恐惧淹没了。
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想象一个大水湾（gulf）把一切都吞没（engulf）了。
语域：mixed 常见场景：自然灾害（洪水、火焰等）、情感或思绪、工作或事业 不同义项有不同语域：'吞没、淹没'多用于客观描述灾害，偏正式/中性；'使全神贯注'多用于描述主观状态，中性或口语。整体语域混合。
常用于被动语态，表示被完全覆盖或吞没。
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