engulfment
翻译
吞没, 淹没, 吞噬
例句
The engulfment of the town by the flood was rapid.
洪水对城镇的吞没是迅速的。
His complete engulfment in his work worried his family.
他完全沉迷于工作，让家人很担心。
语法模式
((某物))被((某物))吞没 the engulfment of (sth.) by (sth.) The engulfment of the town by the flood was rapid.
近义词
同义词: immersion, submersion, absorption
词源
源自动词“engulf”（en-“进入”+ gulf“海湾”）加上名词后缀“-ment”。原意是“吞入海湾”。
记忆技巧
想象一个巨大的海湾（gulf）将某物“吞入”（en）其中，完全淹没它。