[V-ERG 及物/不及物动词](把…)淹死,溺死 When someone drowns or is drowned, they die because they have gone or been pushed under water and cannot breathe.
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Forty-eight people have drowned after their boat capsized during a storm...
他们的船在暴风雨中倾覆后有 48 人溺亡。
A child can drown in only a few inches of water...
儿童在只有几英寸深的水中就可能溺亡。
Last night a boy was drowned in the river...
昨晚一名男孩在河里溺亡。
He walked into the sea and drowned himself...
他投海自杀了。
Dolphins have sometimes been known to save drowning swimmers.
据悉海豚有时会救溺水的游泳者。
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[VERB 动词]淹没(于…中);置身(于…中) If you say that a person or thing is drowning in something, you are emphasizing that they have a very large amount of it, or are completely covered in it.
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We were drowning in data but starved of information.
我们淹没在大量的数据中却找不到有用的信息。
...people who gradually find themselves drowning in debt...
渐渐发现自己债台高筑的人们
The potatoes were drowned in chilli.
马铃薯完全被辣椒盖住了。
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[VERB 动词]盖过,淹没(声音) If something drowns a sound, it is so loud that you cannot hear that sound properly.
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Clapping drowned the speaker's words for a moment...
鼓掌声一度淹没了发言人的声音。
The conversation was drowned by the arrival of the taxi.
到来的出租车的声音压过了谈话的声音。
Drown out means the same as drown .drown out 同 drown
Their cheers drowned out the protests of demonstrators...
他们的欢呼声盖过了示威者的抗议声。
Her voice was drowned out by a loud crash.
她的声音被一声响亮的撞击声所淹没。
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[PHRASE 短语]借酒浇愁 If you say that someone is drowning their sorrows, you mean that they are drinking alcohol in order to forget something sad or upsetting that has happened to them.
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drown/draʊn; NAmEdraʊn/verb1[intransitive , transitive ]to die because you have been underwater too long and you cannot breathe; to kill sb in this way (使)淹死,溺死◆Two children drowned after falling into the river.两个孩子掉进河里淹死了。◆He had attempted to rescue the drowning man.他曾试图去救那个溺水的男人。drownsb/sth/yourself ◆She tried to drown herself.她试图投水自杀。◆He was drowned at sea.他淹死在海里。◆They had drowned the unwanted kittens.他们把没人要的小猫淹死了。2[transitive ]drownsth (in sth) to make sth very wet; to completely cover sth in water or another liquid 浸透;淹没;浸泡SYN
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◆The fruit was drowned in cream.水果在奶油里泡过。3[transitive ]drownsb/sth (out) (of a sound 声音)to be louder than other sounds so that you cannot hear them 压过;盖没;淹没◆She turned up the radio to drown out the noise from next door.她开大了收音机的音量以压过隔壁房间的吵闹声。▶drown·ingdrowningdrownings/draʊnɪŋ; NAmEdraʊnɪŋ/noun[uncountable , countable ]◆death by drowning溺水身亡◆Alcohol plays a part in an estimated 30% of drownings.估计有 30% 的溺水是酒精的作用所致。IDIOMdrown your ˈfears/ˈloneliness/ˈsorrows, etc.( especially humorous) to get drunk in order to forget your problems 借酒壮胆╱解寂寞╱浇愁等drowndrownsdrowneddrowningdrown/draʊn; NAmEdraʊn/drown·ing/draʊnɪŋ; NAmEdraʊnɪŋ/
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drowndrown /draʊn/ ●●○ verb
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1[intransitive, transitive] to die from being under water for too long, or to kill someone in this way: Many people drowned when the boat overturned. Jane was drowned in the river.drown yourself Depressed, Peter tried to drown himself.2 (also drown out) [transitive] if a loud noise drowns out another sound, it prevents it from being heard: A train blew its whistle and drowned his voice. The noise of the battle was drowned out by his aircraft’s engine.3[transitive] to cover something, especially food, with more liquid than is necessary or nicedrown something in something The fish was drowned in a rich sauce.4[intransitive, transitive] to have a very strong feeling or a serious problem that is difficult to deal withdrown in Relief agencies are drowning in frustration. The country is drowning in debt.5drown your sorrows to drink a lot of alcohol in order to forget your problems
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