engulf
verb
ɪnˈɡʌlf
verb
1
if
an
unpleasant
feeling
engulfs
you,
you
feel
it
very
strongly
〔不愉快的情感〕吞没，包围
despair
so
great
it
threatened
to
engulf
him
几乎要将他压垮的绝望情绪
2
to
completely
surround
or
cover
something
完全包围; 遮住
The
building
was
engulfed
in
flames
.
那幢楼被大火吞没了。