drown/draʊn/

vt

1. 使淹死,使溺死

• He drowned his wife. 他溺死了自己的妻子。

2. 淹没,浸没；使浸在…里面

• Grant drowned his pancakes in syrup. 格兰特把烤饼泡浸在糖浆里。

3. (用声音)淹没,压过

• Cheers drowned his voice. 欢呼声淹没了他的话音。

vi

1. 淹没，溺死

• He drowned in the river. 他淹死在河里。

2. 沉默，浸没

词组drown one's sorrows in wine 借酒浇愁 drown out

1. (声音等)盖过

• His voice was drowned out by the traffic. 来往车辆的噪音盖过了他的话。

2. [常用被动态] 使无家可归，(水)把…赶出