drowns

英 [draʊnz]

美 [draʊnz]

v.  (使)淹死，溺死; 浸透; 淹没; 浸泡; 压过; 盖没
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柯林斯词典

• V-ERG （把…）淹死，溺死
  When someonedrownsoris drowned, they die because they have gone or been pushed under water and cannot breathe.
  1. Forty-eight people have drowned after their boat capsized during a storm...
     他们的船在暴风雨中倾覆后有 48 人溺亡。
  2. A child can drown in only a few inches of water...
     儿童在只有几英寸深的水中就可能溺亡。
  3. Last night a boy was drowned in the river...
     昨晚一名男孩在河里溺亡。
  4. He walked into the sea and drowned himself...
     他投海自杀了。
  5. Dolphins have sometimes been known to save drowning swimmers.
     据悉海豚有时会救溺水的游泳者。
• VERB 淹没（于…中）；置身（于…中）
  If you say that a person or thingis drowning insomething, you are emphasizing that they have a very large amount of it, or are completely covered in it.
  1. We were drowning in data but starved of information.
     我们淹没在大量的数据中却找不到有用的信息。
  2. ...people who gradually find themselves drowning in debt...
     渐渐发现自己债台高筑的人们
  3. The potatoes were drowned in chilli.
     马铃薯完全被辣椒盖住了。
• VERB 盖过,淹没(声音)
  If somethingdrownsa sound, it is so loud that you cannot hear that sound properly.
  1. Clapping drowned the speaker's words for a moment...
     鼓掌声一度淹没了发言人的声音。
  2. The conversation was drowned by the arrival of the taxi.
     到来的出租车的声音压过了谈话的声音。
  3. Drown outmeans the same asdrown.
     drown out 同 drown
  4. Their cheers drowned out the protests of demonstrators...
     他们的欢呼声盖过了示威者的抗议声。
  5. Her voice was drowned out by a loud crash.
     她的声音被一声响亮的撞击声所淹没。
• 借酒浇愁
  If you say that someoneis drowningtheirsorrows, you mean that they are drinking alcohol in order to forget something sad or upsetting that has happened to them.

双语例句

• People who long for material wealth beyond what is necessary for them are foolishly falling into a trap that drowns people in spiritual harm and destruction.
  那些渴望得到超过他们所需的物质财富的人，就无知地落入网罗，给自己的灵命造成伤害和毁灭。
• The sadness just drowns me.
  悲伤简直就要淹没我。
• I am fond of promenading on a path so carpeted: even the rattling noise of high-heeled shoes drowns in its silence.
  我喜欢走在铺着这样地毯的小径上，没有了高跟鞋跟与地面的磕碰声。
• Some say Victory, it is a river, That drowns the tender reed.
  有人说，成功是条河，容易将柔弱的芦草淹没。
• If the culture can't adjust and still drowns in technology, Japan will end up sinking into even deeper confusion.
  如果日本文化无法调适且仍沉溺于科技的光荣面，日本终将陷入更深的混乱之中。
• Hot water scorches and drowns the roots of trees encroaching on the valleys.
  热水流淌并淹没了盘桓于整个山谷的树根。
• He, who is able to apply Tao to his deeds, never draws fire against himself and never drowns in water.
  能将道彻底地运用在行为之中的人，他绝不会引火烧身，也不会被水溺毙。
• The insect is trapped and drowns in the water and digestive juices at the bottom of the pitcher.
  昆虫被围困，淹没在瓶状叶底部的水和消化液里。
• One vet has drowned his wife's dog, and later drowns her in a bathtub.
  比如一个退伍士兵淹死了妻子的狗，然后又在浴缸里淹死了自己的妻子。
• Huge surges cause severe flooding that demolishes buildings, washes out beaches and highways, and drowns people.
  巨大的涌浪引起剧烈的泛滥，从而摧毁房屋，冲坏海滩与公路，使人们惨遭灭顶之灾。