英语词汇“drown”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

drown

(droun)

v. drowned, drown·ing, drowns

v.tr.

1. To kill by submerging and suffocating in water or another liquid.

2. To drench thoroughly or cover with or as if with a liquid.

3. To deaden one's awareness of; blot out: people who drowned their troubles in drink.

4. To muffle or mask (a sound) by a louder sound: screams that were drowned out by the passing train.

v.intr.

To die by suffocating in water or another liquid.

Idiom:

drown (one's) sorrow/sorrows

To try to forget one's troubles by drinking alcohol.

[Middle English drounen, probably of Scandinavian origin; see dhreg- in the Appendix of Indo-European roots.]

单词	drown
释义	drown (droun) v. drowned, drown·ing, drowns v.tr. 1. To kill by submerging and suffocating in water or another liquid. 2. To drench thoroughly or cover with or as if with a liquid. 3. To deaden one's awareness of; blot out: people who drowned their troubles in drink. 4. To muffle or mask (a sound) by a louder sound: screams that were drowned out by the passing train. v.intr. To die by suffocating in water or another liquid. *Idiom:* *drown (one's) sorrow/sorrows*** To try to forget one's troubles by drinking alcohol. [Middle English drounen, probably of Scandinavian origin; see dhreg- in the Appendix of Indo-European roots.]
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