engulf
吞噬
definition
verb
the cafe was engulfed in flames
(of a natural force) sweep over (something) so as to surround or cover it completely.
translation of 'engulf'
verb
席卷,
吞噬,
吞没
example
Pedestrians were stopped in their tracks and cars came to standstill as the huge blanket of smoke threatened to 'engulf' the whole town.
a feeling of anguish so great that it threatened to 'engulf' him
Are these a coincidence, or has an evil force 'engulfed' the town?
This new view could have medical importance if physicians learn how to prevent the rapid 'engulfment' of seemingly dying cells.
Consider the unprecedented scenes of anarchy and chaos that 'engulfed' Britain last Monday night.
Mr Swales said flames were coming out of the front door and the living room was 'engulfed' in fire.
The family's terrace house was quickly 'engulfed' in flames.
All of a sudden the place was 'engulfed' in massive red and yellow flames.
The fish had fully 'engulfed' the mackerel.
The place was already 'engulfed' in flames when he and his roommate Jerome awoke.
The rain stopped and the sun crept out, 'engulfing' the whole garden with its pale gold afternoon light.
Teachers, students and parents stood behind yellow police tape and watched dumbfounded as their school was 'engulfed' in amber flames.
Its corridors were 'engulfed' in choking smoke as the fire took hold.
It sounds like your underlying fears of rejection and 'engulfment' are controlling your life and not letting you share love.
When they arrived on the scene, the house was 'engulfed' in flames with the blaze having spread to the upstairs area of the family home.
He said by the time he arrived home, his entire house was 'engulfed' in flames.
As a pair of white lips 'engulfed' the bait and turned downwards, the first fish was hooked.
However, the country was soon 'engulfed' in a bloody civil war in which one million people lost their lives out of a population of 14 million.
The bus driver and two passengers fled from the bus seconds before it was 'engulfed' in flames in St George's Road, last week.
When the police arrived 20 minutes later, the bus was still 'engulfed' in flames, which hampered rescue efforts.
A woman was plucked from a car seconds before it was 'engulfed' in flames.
These animals possess effective defense systems against microbes and parasites which involve 'engulfment' of bacteria into specific cells.
Within minutes, however, the entire city was 'engulfed' in a torrent of rain - easily one of the heaviest in recent times.
Bill reported a 12-foot tiger shark that burst out of the water behind his boat and 'engulfed' the propeller with its jaws.
After failing to get to the girls, Waddington ran from her home screaming to the neighbours for help just before the house was completely 'engulfed' in flames and smoke.
This caused a catastrophic flood that 'engulfed' the whole island.
Children who did well understood that they were not responsible for their parents and were able to avoid 'engulfment' in their illness.
In three minutes, the club was 'engulfed' in flames.
His responses to open-ended questions revealed an overall perception of 'engulfment' by the condition.
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