engulf

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• ① 深入(深渊);吞没(★常用被动式、介词用in或by)
  • Huge waves engulfed the boat.巨浪吞没了那艘船。
  • The house was engulfed in flames.那栋房子陷入火海。
  • After his death the country was engulfed in civil war.在他死后,该国陷入内战。
  • She engulfed herself in her studies.她沉湎于她的研究。