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1959 engulf¹

今天我们要学的词是 engulf. Engulf 动词，意思是“吞没”。美国最近受到寒流袭击，Louisiana and South Carolina declared a state of emergency as a winter storm engulfed² much of the Deep South. 随着冬季暴风雪席卷美国南方腹地的大部分地区，路易斯安娜和南卡罗莱纳州宣布进入紧急状态。President Yanukovych made some concessions³ as riots engulfed nearly half of the Ukraine, including the capital. 由于乌克兰首都和全国近一半地区被暴乱活动席卷，乌克兰总统亚努科维奇做出了一些让步。好的，今天我们学习的词是 engulf, engulf, engulf...

1 engulf   

vt.吞没，吞食

参考例句：

• Floodwaters engulf a housing project in the Bajo Yuna community in central Dominican Republic.洪水吞没了多米尼加中部巴杰优那社区的一处在建的住房工程项目。
• If we are not strong enough to cover all the minds up,then they will engulf us,and we are in danger.如果我们不够坚强来抵挡大众的意念，就会有被他们吞没的危险。

2 engulfed   

v.吞没，包住( engulf的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• He was engulfed by a crowd of reporters. 他被一群记者团团围住。
• The little boat was engulfed by the waves. 小船被波浪吞没了。 来自《简明英汉词典》

3 concessions   

n.（尤指由政府或雇主给予的）特许权( concession的名词复数 )；承认；减价；（在某地的）特许经营权

参考例句：

• The firm will be forced to make concessions if it wants to avoid a strike. 要想避免罢工，公司将不得不作出一些让步。
• The concessions did little to placate the students. 让步根本未能平息学生的愤怒。