en·gulf/ɪn`gʌlf; ɪnˈɡʌlf/ v [T] 1 to have a very strong effect on a person, place, or thing 使陷入，席卷: a war that engulfed the whole of Europe 席卷了整个欧洲的战争 2 to completely surround or cover something 吞没，淹没: be engulfed in The building was engulfed in flames. 这幢建筑物被大火吞没了。