immersion

noun

/ɪˈmɜːʃn/

/ɪˈmɜːrʒn/

[uncountable]

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immersion (in something) the act of putting somebody/something into a liquid, especially so that they or it are completely covered; the state of being covered by a liquid
- Immersion in cold water resulted in rapid loss of heat.
- baptism by total immersion (= putting the whole body underwater)
immersion (in something) the state of being completely involved in something
- his long immersion in politics
- The course offers the opportunity for total immersion in the language and culture.
- a five-week French immersion program (= in which the student will hear and use only French)

Word Originlate 15th cent.: from late Latin immersio(n-), from immergere ‘dip into’, from in- ‘in’ + mergere ‘to dip’.

单词	immersion
释义	immersion noun /ɪˈmɜːʃn/ /ɪˈmɜːrʒn/ [uncountable] jump to other results immersion (in something) the act of putting somebody/something into a liquid, especially so that they or it are completely covered; the state of being covered by a liquid Immersion in cold water resulted in rapid loss of heat. baptism by total immersion (= putting the whole body underwater) immersion (in something) the state of being completely involved in something his long immersion in politics The course offers the opportunity for total immersion in the language and culture. a five-week French immersion program (= in which the student will hear and use only French) Word Originlate 15th cent.: from late Latin immersio(n-), from immergere ‘dip into’, from in- ‘in’ + mergere ‘to dip’.
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