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drown

英  [draʊn]
    

[VERB]

    PHRASAL VERB. 短语动词

  • drown out

    1. [PHRASAL 短语] 淹没（同）drown）

    Drown out means the same as drown.

    双语例句

    例：

    Their cheers drowned out the protests of demonstrators.

    他们的欢呼声淹没了示威者的抗议。

    PHRASE. 习语

  • drown one's sorrows

    1. 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.

    双语例句

    例：

    Carly drowned her sorrows in vodka cocktails at a South Beach nightclub.

    卡莉在一家南海滩夜总会喝伏特加鸡尾酒借以消愁。

    VERB. 动词

  • drowns , drowning , drowned

    1. [I 不及物动词] 溺死

    When someone drowns or is drowned, they die because they have gone or been pushed under water and cannot breathe.

    双语例句

    例：

    A child can drown in only a few inches of water.

    只是几英寸深的水儿童就能溺死。

    例：

    Last night a boy was drowned in the river.

    昨晚一名男孩在那条河里溺水身亡。

    2. [I 不及物动词] 淹没于

    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.

    双语例句

    例：

    people who gradually find themselves drowning in debt.

    逐渐发现自己深陷债务的人们。

    3. [T 及物动词] （一种声音）盖过（另一种声音）

    If something drowns a sound, it is so loud that you cannot hear that sound properly.

    双语例句

    例：

    Clapping drowned the speaker's words for a moment.

    掌声有一阵儿压过了发言人的讲话。

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