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drown (obj) DIEdraJnvto (cause to) die by being unable to breathe under water溺死;淹死He drowned in a boating accident. [I]他溺死在一起游船事故中。Many animals were drowned by the tidal wave. [T]许多动物被浪潮淹死了。If you drown your sorrows (in drink), you drink alcohol to try to forget your problems.借酒浇愁(infml) If you look like a drowned rat, you are extremely wet.浑身湿透;像落汤鸡Neither of us had taken an umbrella and we arrived at the party looking like a pair of drowned rats.我们俩人都没带伞，到达晚会的时候看上去像落汤鸡。(saying) "A drowning man will clutch at a straw" means that when you are in a very difficult situation, you will take any opportunity that you can to improve it.快溺死的人连一根稻草也要去抓。
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