| 单词 | submerged |
| 释义 | submerged (once / 1526 pages) adj When something is submerged, it's under water — like a submarine, a car caught in a flood, or your feet in a wading pool. Use the adjective submerged to describe something that stays under the surface of the water. The flood in your basement might cause your exercise equipment to be submerged, and you probably snorkel with your face submerged. You can also use submerged to describe something that's covered up. For example, you might try to keep your sad feelings about your dog's death submerged when you're with your friends. WORD FAMILYsubmerge: submerged, submergence, submerges, submergible, submerging, submersible+/submergence: submergences/submergible: nonsubmergible/submersible: nonsubmersible, submersibles USAGE EXAMPLESPolice say the vehicle became nearly completely submerged and two occupants were trapped. Washington Times(Jan 02, 2017) The sheriff’s office aviation and marine units responded to search for the submerged vehicle and occupants. Seattle Times(Dec 26, 2016) Large parts of Mosul would be submerged in less than three hours. The New Yorker(Dec 25, 2016) 1adj beneath the surface of the water submerged rocks Syn submersed, underwater subsurface beneath the surface 2adj growing or remaining under water submerged leaves Syn subaquatic, subaqueous, submersed, underwater aquatic operating or living or growing in water |
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