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小词详解 | engulf
engulf 英 [ɪnˈɡʌlf] 美 [ɪnˈɡʌlf]
For years the sovereign-debt crisis that engulfed Europe after 2010 seemed close to fulfilling Friedman’s prediction.
2010 年之后的几年,主权债务危机席卷欧洲,弗里德曼的预测似乎差点就要应验。
——《经济学人》At 12:47, the first of several missiles smashed into the vehicles, engulfing them in flames and leaving 10 charred bodies inside.
12点47分,几枚导弹中的第一枚击中车辆,令其陷入一片火海,在车内留下了10具烧焦的尸体。
——《纽约时报》
[动词] (指自然力量)扫过(某物)以便完全包围或覆盖它
The marvelous new militancy which has engulfed the Negro community must not lead us to a distrust of all white people, for many of our white brothers, as evidenced by their presence here today, have come to realize that their destiny is tied up with our destiny.
现在黑人社会充满着了不起的新的战斗精神,但是我们却不能因此而不信任所有的白人。因为我们的许多白人兄弟已经认识到,他们的命运与我们的命运是紧密相连的,他们今天参加游行集会就是明证。
inundate: overwhelm (someone) with things or people to be dealt with deluge: inundate with a great quantity of something immerse: involve oneself deeply in a particular activity