drown

[draun]

vi.淹死
vt.淹死, 淹没

vt.

1. 把……淹死

She fell overboard and was drowned.

她从船上掉入水中淹死了。

2. 淹没, 浸湿

3. (声音等)压过, 盖过[(+out)]

The noise of the machines drowned his voice.

机器声将他的声音淹没了。

4. 解(忧愁等)

It is no use trying to drown your sorrows in drink.

想借酒浇愁于事无补。

vi.

1. 溺死

2. 沉没; 浸没

The boat drowned.

船沉没了。

词形变化

动词过去式: drowned | 动词过去分词: drowned | 动词现在分词: drowning | 动词第三人称单数: drowns |

词义辨析

同义:

vt.淹没, 浸湿

submerge  sink  immerse  inundate  

同义参见:

shower  

英英释义

动词 drown:

cover completely or make imperceptible

同义词：submerge, overwhelm

get rid of as if by submerging

die from being submerged in water, getting water into the lungs, and asphyxiating

kill by submerging in water

补充

drowndrown英:[draun] 美:[draʊn]vt. & vi.1.(使)淹没, (使)溺死How many men drowned when the boat capsized?船翻时有多少人淹死了?She drowned herself.她投水自杀了。

例句

1. They drowned after their boat capsized.船倾覆后他们溺水身亡。 2. We were drowning in data but starved of information.我们淹没在大量的数据中却缺乏有用的信息。 3. people who gradually find themselves drowning in debt渐渐发现自己债台高筑的人们 4. They are close to drowning in despair.他们沉浸在绝望的情绪中, 几乎要窒息了。 5. a city drowning in waste堆满了垃圾的城市 6. runny curries and vegetables drowning in oil泡在油里的软塌塌的咖喱蔬菜 7. Discarding a live plant is a bit like drowning a kitten.丢弃一株活着的植物有些像淹死一只小猫咪。 8. She fell in the water and was drowned.她掉进水里淹死了。 9. He walked into the sea and drowned himself.他蹈海自尽了。 10. The potatoes were drowned in chilli sauce.马铃薯完全浸在辣椒酱中。 11. He drowned everything in maple syrup.他把所有的东西都浸在枫糖浆里。 12. He accused her of drowning him in phony affection.他指责她以虚情假意使自己沉迷。 13. For the next three days, she managed to drown herself in work.接下来的三天, 她设法让自己埋头于工作之中。 14. the temptation to drown yourself in guilt让自己沉浸在内疚之中的诱惑 15. They do not see the need to drown themselves in drink.他们认为没有必要把自己泡在酒坛子里。 16. His speech was drowned by loud cheers.热烈的喝彩声压过了他演讲的声音。 17. The conversation was drowned by the arrival of the taxi.出租车到来的声音盖过了谈话的声音。 18. How many drowned when the boat capsized?当船倾覆时有多少人淹死了? 19. the drowning man将溺死的人 20. Many towns and villages drowned.许多城乡被淹没了。 21. The boat sank,drowning all the passengers.小船沉没了，淹死了所有乘客。 22. The boater drowned the passenger.船夫溺毙了乘客。 23. The fields and houses were drowned by the floods.洪水淹没了田地和房屋。 24. The crops were drowned by the heavy rainfall.庄稼被滂沱大雨浸没了。 25. She drowned her sorrow in drink.她借酒消愁。 26. Jack was drowning his sorrows in a bottle of whiskey.杰克借酒消愁。 27. Her voice was drowned by the roar of the traffic.她的说话声被车辆的轰鸣声压倒了。 28. The pianist was irked because the audience's coughing drowned out his playing.这名钢琴演奏者很厌烦，因为听众的咳嗽声盖过了他的演奏。 29. to drown whiskey冲淡威士忌 30. The company was drowned in bad debts.这家公司被坏账所压倒。 31. The old movie star was drowned in mink.那位老电影明星沉浸于时髦漂亮的女郎。 32. a motorist drowned when her car plunged off the edge of a quay.她的车从码头边沿栽入水中，驾车者溺死。 33. two fishermen were drowned when their motor boat capsized.摩托艇翻船时，船上两名渔民淹死。 34. he killed his wife then drowned himself in a fit of despair.他杀死了自己的妻子，然后在绝望中溺水自杀。 35. when the ice melted the valleys were drowned.冰融化时，谷地被淹没。 36. his voice was drowned out by the approaching engine noise.他的声音被越来越近的发动机的噪音淹没了。 37. she arrived at the church looking like a drowned rat.她到教堂时像个落汤鸡一样。 38. The girl fell into the river and drowned.女孩掉到河里溺死了。 39. Twenty people were drowned in the floods.洪水淹死了二十个人。 40. His answer was drowned out by the music.他的回答淹没在乐声之中。 41. Four people drowned in the flood.有四人在洪水中淹死了。 42. She fell in the river and drowned.她掉到河里淹死了。 43. She claims that he tried to drown her.她声称他试图淹死她。 44. He tried to drown himself.他试图投水自杀。 45. "The river overflowed, drowning whole villages."河水泛滥，淹没了所有村庄。 46. The food was drowned in sauce.这种食品在调料里浸过。 47. The loud music drowned the sound of their conversation.响亮的乐曲盖过了他们的谈话声。 48. Noise from the passing airplane drowned out our conversation.飞机飞过的噪声淹没了我们的谈话声。 49. He talked loudly to try to drown her out.他大声说话，试图压住她的声音。 50. Many young people today are drowning in credit card debt.许多年轻人现在深陷于信用卡债务。 51. She was drowning in sadness.她悲伤不已。 52. I'm being drowned in paperwork. [=I'm being overwhelmed by paperwork]我忙着没完没了的案头工作。 53. He went to the bar to drown his sorrows.他去酒吧借酒消愁。 54. He was trying to drown his fears. [=to get drunk so that he wouldn't be afraid]他试图借酒壮胆。