drown
v
1
(a) [I, Ipr] die in water (or other liquid) because one is unable to breathe 淹死; 溺死
a drowning man 快要淹死的人.
(b) [Tn, Tn.pr]
kill (a person or animal) in this way 溺死(人或动物)
drown a kitten 溺死小猫.
2 [Tn, Tn.pr]
~ sth (in sth) flood or drench sth 淹没或浸透某物
a drowned valley 淹没的山谷
He drowned his meal in gravy. 他把饭菜泡在肉汁里.
3 [Tn, Tn.p] ~ sb/sth (out) (of a sound) be louder than (another sound) and prevent it being heard (指一声音)淹没(另一声音)
She turned up the radio to drown (out) the noise of the traffic. 她放大收音机的音量以压过来往车辆的嘈杂声.
4 (idm 习语) drown one's `sorrows (in drink) (esp joc 尤作戏谑语) get drunk in order to forget one's troubles 藉酒浇愁. (look) like a drowned `rat soaking wet and miserable 湿得像落汤鸡.
🎯 考研助记
d.own(向下)+r(人):人向下落水- 淹死
🔁 扩展释义
*[draun]vi. 淹死vt. 把...淹死, 淹没【法】 溺死, 淹溺, 溺杀相关词组: drown oneself in work drown out
🌿 同词根单词
draftn. 汇票;草稿;选派;(尤指房间、烟囱、炉子等供暖系统中的)(小股)气流;
vt. 起草;制定;征募;
vi. 拟稿;绘样;作草图;
adj. 初步画出或(写出)的;(设计、草图、提纲或版本)正在起草中的,草拟的;以草稿形式的;草图的;
Can you boil some potatoes for me? I'm making potato salad.
你能帮我煮些土豆吗? 我今晚要做沙拉酱。
Many hands make light work.
人多好做活。
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