Word · Frequency #3162
gulfed
/ɡʌlf/
verb
吞没；淹没
gulfed is the past of gulf.
核心释义
To engulf.
- 1.
吞没。
To engulf.
- 2.
给勉强通过者授予学位。
To award a degree to somebody who has only just passed sufficiently.
给勉强通过者授予学位；吞没。；给勉强通过者授予学位。；吞没
用法In use
The floodwaters gulfed the entire valley.
用法提示：gulf 在此作及物动词，意为“吞没”，gulfed 是过去式。
The fishing boat was gulfed by a huge wave.
用法提示：was gulfed 是 gulf 的被动语态，表示“被吞没”。
The rising tide is slowly gulfing the coastal path.
用法提示：is gulfing 是 gulf 的现在进行时，表示“正在吞没”。
gulf sth
动词义“吞没”偏书面、较少见，多用于文学描写，意思相当于 engulf，常用过去式 gulfed。
The huge wave gulfed the small fishing boat.
巨浪吞没了那艘小渔船。
gulf sb
此义指给成绩刚刚达标的考生授予学位，属较旧的大学用语。
The examiners gulfed several candidates that year.
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- gulfed in flames
- 被大火吞没
- By dawn the old barn was gulfed in flames.到黎明时，那座旧谷仓已被大火吞没。
- gulfed in darkness
- 被黑暗吞没
- The whole valley lay gulfed in darkness.整个山谷笼罩在黑暗之中。
- gulfed by the waves
- 被波涛吞没
- The little boat was gulfed by the waves within minutes.小船几分钟内就被波涛吞没了。
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