drown

1. V-T/V-I When someone drowns or is drowned, they die because they have gone or been pushed under water and cannot breathe. 溺死

A child can drown in only a few inches of water. 儿童在仅仅几英寸深的水中就能溺死。

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. V-I 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. 淹没于[强调]

...people who gradually find themselves drowning in debt. …逐渐发现自己深陷债务的人们。

3. V-T If something drowns a sound, it is so loud that you cannot hear that sound properly. (一声音) 盖过 (另一声音)

Clapping drowned the speaker's words for a moment. 掌声盖过了发言人的说话声有一阵儿。

4. PHRASAL VERB Drown out means the same as drown. 淹没 (同drown)

Their cheers drowned out the protests of demonstrators. 他们的欢呼声淹没了示威者的抗议。

5. PHRASE 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. 借酒浇愁

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。