| 词汇 | drown |
| 释义 | drown 1 ENTRIES FOUND: drown (verb) drown /ˈdraʊn/ verb drowns; drowned; drowning drown /ˈdraʊn/ verb drowns; drowned; drowning Learner's definition of DROWN 1 a [no object] : to die by being underwater too long and unable to breathe溺死；淹死 Four people drowned in the flood.有四人在洪水中淹死了。 She fell in the river and drowned.她掉到河里淹死了。 b [+ object] : to hold (a person or animal) underwater until death occurs使（人或动物）溺死 She claims that he tried to drown her.她声称他试图淹死她。 He tried to drown himself.他试图投水自杀。 2 [+ object] : to cover (something) completely with a liquid浸没 The river overflowed, drowning whole villages.河水泛滥，淹没了所有村庄。 The food was drowned in sauce.这种食品在调料里浸过。 3 [+ object] : to cause (something or someone) not to be heard by making a loud noise（声音）盖过，压过 The loud music drowned the sound of their conversation.响亮的乐曲盖过了他们的谈话声。 — usually + out Noise from the passing airplane drowned out our conversation.飞机飞过的噪声淹没了我们的谈话声。 He talked loudly to try to drown her out.他大声说话，试图压住她的声音。 4 : to experience or be affected by too much of something : to be overwhelmed by something沉浸于；淹没在 — usually + in [no object] Many young people today are drowning in credit card debt.许多年轻人现在深陷于信用卡债务。 She was drowning in sadness.她悲伤不已。 [+ object] I'm being drowned in paperwork. [=I'm being overwhelmed by paperwork]我忙着没完没了的案头工作。 5 [+ object] : to forget about (unpleasant feelings or thoughts) by getting drunk借酒消愁 He went to the bar to drown his sorrows.他去酒吧借酒消愁。 He was trying to drown his fears. [=to get drunk so that he wouldn't be afraid]他试图借酒壮胆。 — drowning noun, plural drownings [count, noncount] |
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