| 单词 | immerse |
| 释义 | immerse (once / 1120 pages) v If you immerse yourself in your work, you completely involve yourself in it, spending long hours in the office and thinking about work all the time. Immerse can also mean to submerge in a liquid. A science experiment might tell you to immerse a piece of paper completely in water. If you are a swimmer immersed in a rigorous training regimen, you might be immersing yourself in the pool several times a day. WORD FAMILYimmerse: immersed, immerses, immersing, immersion+/immersion: immersions USAGE EXAMPLESI wanted to spend a night immersed in the arts. New York Times(Jan 02, 2017) Immersing myself in Perry’s outstanding novel was certainly one this year’s highlights. The Guardian(Dec 31, 2016) While others plan to explore national parks in the U.S. and Australia; bicycle through Germany; and immerse themselves in diverse cultures across Asia. Washington Times(Dec 28, 2016) 1v cause to be immersed Syn plunge absorb, engross, engulf, plunge, soak up, steep devote (oneself) fully to 2v thrust or throw into Immerse yourself in hot water Syn|Hypo|Hyper plunge dip, douse, dunk, plunge, souse immerse briefly into a liquid so as to wet, coat, or saturate dipplunge (one's hand or a receptacle) into a container dipimmerse in a disinfectant solution submerge, submerseput under water soaksubmerge in a liquid sheatheplunge or bury (a knife or sword) in flesh sopdip into liquid dip, douse, duckdip into a liquid dabbledip a foot or hand briefly into a liquid penetrate, perforate pass into or through, often by overcoming resistance 3v enclose or envelop completely, as if by swallowing Syn|Hyper bury, eat up, swallow, swallow up close in, enclose, inclose, shut in surround completely 4v devote (oneself) fully to He immersed himself into his studies Syn|Hypo|Hyper absorb, engross, engulf, plunge, soak up, steep plunge cause to be immersed drink, drink in be fascinated or spell-bound by; pay close attention to center, centre, concentrate, focus, pore, rivet direct one's attention on something |
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