"engulfed" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 吞沒
• 淹沒

Definition

被某物完全包圍、覆蓋或吞沒，通常指身體上或情感上。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

較常用於正式或文學語境。常與‘火焰’、‘黑暗’、‘情感’等搭配，表示完全被覆蓋或壓倒。通常不用於部分覆蓋。

Examples

The house was engulfed in flames.

房子被火焰**吞沒**了。

He felt engulfed by sadness after hearing the news.

聽到消息後，他感到被悲傷**吞沒**。

Fog engulfed the entire city.

大霧**籠罩**了整個城市。

She was so engulfed in work that she forgot to eat lunch.

她太**沉浸**於工作，以致於忘了喫午餐。

The valley was engulfed by a sudden flood.

山谷被突如其來的洪水**淹沒**了。

Everyone in the room was engulfed in laughter after his joke.

他講了個笑話後，房間裡的人都被笑聲**包圍**了。