The word "drown" primarily means to die or kill by submersion in water, unable to breathe. It can also be used figuratively to mean being overwhelmed by something (like data or debt), having a sound overwhelmed by a louder one, or drinking alcohol to forget sorrows.
[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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drown
[draʊn]drowned, drowning, drowns
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drowned[8673] drowning[6672] drowns[748]
淹死(53%),淹没(47%)
vt.淹没;把…淹死
vi.淹死;溺死
n.(Drown)人名;(英)德朗
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