English Dictionary

engulf

IPA（発音記号）

/ɪŋˈɡʌlf/

動詞

他動詞

(transitive) To overwhelm. / (transitive) To surround; to cover; to submerge. / (transitive) To cast into a gulf.

日本語の意味

（対象を）飲み込む、呑み込む。 / （対象を）包囲する、取り囲む。 / （対象を）覆い隠す、隠す。

A wave of guilt threatened to engulf him after the truth came out.

真実が明らかになった後、罪悪感の波が彼を圧倒しそうになった。

意味（1）

(transitive) To overwhelm.

Desperation engulfed her after her daughter's death.

意味（2）

(transitive) To surround; to cover; to submerge.

Only Noah and his family survived when the Flood engulfed the world.

意味（3）

(transitive) To cast into a gulf.

engulfs （ present singular third-person ）

engulfing （ participle present ）

engulfed （ participle past ）

engulfed （ past ）