单词 | drown |
释义 | drown 🄰 vi. 1.(die)淹死;溺亡 They drowned after their boat capsized.船倾覆后他们溺水身亡。 2.to be drowning in sth (to be overwhelmed by)+ paperwork忙于…;淹没在…中 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。 + debt陷入… people who gradually find themselves drowning in debt渐渐发现自己债台高筑的人们 + despair, guilt沉浸于… They are close to drowning in despair.他们沉浸在绝望的情绪中, 几乎要窒息了。 + waste充满… a city drowning in waste堆满了垃圾的城市 food ++ oil, sauce, butter浸在…里 runny curries and vegetables drowning in oil泡在油里的软塌塌的咖喱蔬菜 🄱 vt. 1.(kill)+ person, animal把…淹死;溺死 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。 to be drowned person, animal +被淹死 She fell in the water and was drowned.她掉进水里淹死了。 to drown yourself溺水自尽 He walked into the sea and drowned himself.他蹈海自尽了。 2.to drown sth in sth (drench)把…浸泡在…中;使…在…中浸透 The potatoes were drowned in chilli sauce.马铃薯完全浸在辣椒酱中。 He drowned everything in maple syrup.他把所有的东西都浸在枫糖浆里。 3.to drown sb in sth (overwhelm)使某人沉浸于… He accused her of drowning him in phony affection.他指责她以虚情假意使自己沉迷。 to drown yourself in sth + work埋头于…;忙于… 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。 + despair, guilt沉浸于…;深陷… the temptation to drown yourself in guilt让自己沉浸在内疚之中的诱惑 to drown yourself in drink酗酒 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。 4.(drown out)+ voice, sound, words压过;盖过;淹没 His speech was drowned by loud cheers.热烈的喝彩声压过了他演讲的声音。 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。 idiom ◆to drown your sorrows (drink a lot)借酒消愁 ◆to look like a drowned rat看起来像落汤鸡 Phrasal Verbdrown out |
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