单词 | submerge |
释义 | submerge —submergence, n. /seuhb merrj"/, v. , submerged, submerging. v.t. 1. to put or sink below the surface of water or any other enveloping medium. 2. to cover or overflow with water; immerse. 3. to cover; bury; subordinate; suppress: His aspirations were submerged by the necessity of making a living. v.i. 4. to sink or plunge under water or beneath the surface of any enveloping medium. 5. to be covered or lost from sight. [1600-10; < L submergere, equiv. to sub- SUB- + mergere to dip, immerse; see MERGE] Syn. 1. submerse. 2. flood, inundate, engulf. |
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