ph.

1. 吞并;侵吞;把…并入其中
If one thing is swallowed up by another, it becomes part of the first thing and no longer has a separate identity of its own.

2. 用尽，耗光(金钱、资源)
If something swallows up money or resources, it uses them entirely while giving very little in return.

3. 吞没;淹没
If a person or thing is swallowed up by something, they disappear into it so that you cannot see them any more.

1. enclose or envelop completely, as if by swallowing

e.g. The huge waves swallowed the small boat and it sank shortly thereafter

Synonym: immerseswallowburyeat up