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吞没 (吞沒)
  • [tūnmò]
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Collins Chinese-English Dictionary

吞没 [tūnmò]
  1. 1. verb [据为己有] misappropriate
  2. 2. verb [淹没] engulf

Comprehensive Chinese-English Dictionary

吞没 [tūnmò]
  1. 1. embezzle; misappropriate
    吞没巨款
    misappropriate a huge sum
  2. 2. swallow up; engulf
    小船被波浪吞没了。
    The little boat was engulfed in the waves.

Contemporary Standard Chinese Dictionary

吞没 [tūnmò]
  1. 1. 侵吞;私占
    吞没救灾物资。
  2. 2. 淹没;罩住
    洪水吞没了良田。
    浓雾吞没了远山。

Examples

房子起了火,火舌正在吞没屋顶。
The flames were licking the roof of the burning building.
小船被波浪吞没了。
The little boat was engulfed in the waves.
百年一遇的洪水吞没了这个县城,到处浊浪滔滔。
A flood, the first in nearly one hundred years, has engulfed the county with muddy waves.
毒焰吞没了仓库。
烈火吞没了大片的森林
洪水吞没了良田。
His anger with violence engulfed his mentality.
熊熊怒火吞没了他的理智。

Collocations

吞没公款
to embezzle public funds
被洪水吞没
to be engulfed by flood
完全吞没
completely engulfed
无情地吞没
to mercilessly engulf

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