Water Verb Submerged Submerge Plunge Sub·Merge Mergere Put

sub·merge
\\səb-ˈmərj\\ verb
(sub·merged ; sub·merg·ing)transitive verb
1. to put under water
2. to cover or overflow with water
3. to make obscure or subordinate :

suppress

    personal lives submerged by professional responsibilities
intransitive verb
: to go under water
• sub·mer·gence \\-ˈmər-jən(t)s\\ noun
• sub·merg·ible \\-ˈmər-jə-bəl\\ adjective

submerge
  1606, from L. submergere "to plunge under, sink, overwhelm," from sub "under" + mergere "to plunge, immerse" (see merge). Intransitive use is from 1652, made common 20c. in connection with submarines.

submerge
sub·merge / sEb5mE:dV; NAmE -5mE:rdV / verb1. to go under the surface of water or liquid; to put sth or make sth go under the surface of water or liquid
   (使)潜入水中,没入水中,浸没,淹没:
  ▪ [V]
   The submarine had had time to submerge before the warship could approach.
   潜水艇没等军舰靠近就及时潜入水下了。
  ▪ [VN]
   The fields had been submerged by floodwater.
   农田被洪水淹没了。
2. [VN] to hide ideas, feelings, opinions, etc. completely
   湮没,湮灭,掩盖(思想、感情等):
   Doubts that had been submerged in her mind suddenly resurfaced.
   她心里早已湮灭的疑团突然又浮现出来。
• sub·merged adj.:
   Her submerged car was discovered in the river by police divers.
   她被水淹没的汽车给警方的潜水员找到了。
• sub·mer·sion / sEb5mE:Fn; NAmE -5mE:rVn / noun [U]

sub·merge
\səbˈmərj, -mə̄j, -məij\ verb
(-ed/-ing/-s)
Etymology: Latin submergere, from sub- + mergere to plunge — more at
transitive verb
1. : to cause to pass under water : put under water
 < submerge your hand to test the heat of the water >
2. : to cover or overflow with water :
 < the stream overflowed and submerged the town >
3. : to lose sight of, obscure, or cover up as if under a layer of water
 < personal lives submerged by professional responsibilities >
 < the original argument was submerged in irrelevancies >
 < submerge oneself in trivia >
intransitive verb
1. : to plunge into water or other fluid
2. : to become submerged, buried, or covered as if by a fluid

Synonyms: see