engulf

/in'gʌlf/ uk　 词频 #9563

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engulf 是什么意思

中文释义

vt. 卷入, 吸进, 吞没, 使全神贯注

英文释义

v. flow over or cover completely

engulf 的真实例句

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It’s acute but also general, a pain as engulfing as those early days after graduation.

—— Aja Gabel on Love and Grief

These are immune cells that engulf lipids and cholesterol deposits, including the sharp-edged cholesterol.

—— New evidence links heart disease to inflammation—and drugs can stop it

Fuqua hadn’t planned to downplay the controversy that engulfed Jackson in his final decades.

—— The Action-Film Director Who’s Taking On Michael Jackson

But coffee combined with the sleepy potion produces a poisonous mix that engulfs your brain in sickly miasma.

—— Good Sleep, Good Learning (2012)

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