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engulf

/ɪnˈɡʌlf/

engulfverb

engulfed

Präteritum

engulfed

Partizip Perfekt

engulfing

Gerundium

/ɪnˈɡʌlf/

Übersetzungen

Darkness began to engulf the city as the sun set.

Темнота начала окутывать город, когда солнце село.

охватыватьОбычно о пламени, воде, тьме, дыме и чувствах.

Panic engulfed the crowd at once.

Паника мгновенно охватила толпу.

The flames began to engulf the entire building.

Пламя начало поглощать всё здание.

Fear can engulf a person in moments of crisis.

Страх может захлестнуть человека в моменты кризиса.

Definitionen

To swallow up or overwhelm by or as if by overflowing and enclosing.

The flames quickly engulfed the entire building, leaving nothing but ashes.

To immerse or submerge completely.

The valley was engulfed by the rising floodwaters after the heavy rains.

To overwhelm someone with a strong feeling or emotion.

She was engulfed by a profound sense of guilt after the argument.

Synonyme

sweep over

engulfpartizip perfekt

Definitionen

Surrounded or completely covered by something.

The engulfed village lay buried beneath the lava.

engulfgerundium / partizip präsens

Definitionen

Actively surrounding, covering, or overwhelming something or someone.

The engulfing flames forced the firefighters to retreat.