| 释义 |
drown | BrE draʊn, AmE draʊn | A. intransitive verb 淹死 yānsǐ ▸ she fell overboard and drowned 她掉落船下,溺水身亡 ▸ he drowned in his own vomit/blood 他被自己的呕吐物/血呛死了 B. transitive verb ① (kill by immersion) 淹死 yānsǐ ▸ to drown oneself 投水自杀 ▸ 20 people were drowned in the accident 事故中有20人溺水身亡 ▸ to drown one's sorrows humorous 借酒浇愁 ▸ (to look) like a drowned rat informal (看起来)像只落汤鸡 ② (make inaudible) 压过 yāguo ‹sound, speech›▸ the final words of the speech were drowned in applause 演讲的结尾被掌声淹没了 ③ (flood) 淹没 yānmò ‹land, fields›▸ don't drown it! figurative 别掺太多! PHRASAL VERB drown out: transitive verb [drown sth/sb out, drown out sth/sb] 压过 yāguo ‹noise›; 压过…的声音 yāguo… de shēngyīn ‹person› |