今天我們要學(xué)的詞是 engulf.
engulf 的意思是吞噬。After a blaze engulfed Notre-Dame in April, it sparked a debate over how best to restore the Gothic cathedral to its former glory. 在今年四月一場大火吞噬巴黎圣母院之后,人們開始爭論如何用最好的辦法恢復(fù)這座哥特式大教堂的昔日輝煌。
Russia declared an emergency after an area of 3.2 million hectares was engulfed by forest fires in its remote regions. 在俄羅斯西伯利亞偏遠(yuǎn)地區(qū)的森林大火災(zāi)吞噬320萬公頃土地之后,俄羅斯宣布進(jìn)入緊急狀態(tài)。