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| /draʊn/ |
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| 1 | I to sink under water and die 淹死；溺死 |
| He fell overboard and nearly drowned. 他从船上落入水中差点淹死。 |
| | 1a | T to kill someone by pushing them under water 把…淹死 | |
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| 2 | T to cover something completely with a liquid , especially in a way that spoils it 淹没；浸没 |
| He drowned his cornflakes in milk. 他把玉米片浸在牛奶中。 |
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| 3 | drown or drown out T to prevent a sound from being heard by making a louder noise （声音）压过，盖过 |
| The music almost drowned the sound of his voice. 音乐声几乎盖过了他的声音。 |
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| - | drown your sorrows
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| to get drunk in order to try to forget your problems |
| 借酒浇愁 |
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