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drown

verb
/draʊn/
/draʊn/
Verb Forms
present simple I / you / we / they drown
/draʊn/
/draʊn/
he / she / it drowns
/draʊnz/
/draʊnz/
past simple drowned
/draʊnd/
/draʊnd/
past participle drowned
/draʊnd/
/draʊnd/
-ing form drowning
/ˈdraʊnɪŋ/
/ˈdraʊnɪŋ/
Idioms
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  1. [intransitive, transitive] to die because you have been underwater too long and you cannot breathe; to kill somebody by holding them underwater(使)淹死,溺死
    • Two children drowned after falling into the river.两个孩子掉进河里淹死了。
    • He had attempted to rescue the drowning man.他曾试图去救那个溺水的男人。
    • drown somebody/something/yourself She tried to drown herself.她试图投水自杀。
    • They had drowned the unwanted kittens.他们把没人要的小猫淹死了。
    • be drowned He was drowned at sea.他淹死在海里。
    Extra Examples
    • She had been thrown into the harbour and left to drown.她被扔进了港口,任其淹死。
    • They were commended for saving a four-year-old from drowning.他们因救了一名溺水的四岁儿童而受到表扬。
  2. [transitive] drown something (in something) to make something very wet; to completely cover something in water or another liquid浸透;淹没;浸泡 synonym drench
    • The fruit was drowned in cream.水果在奶油里泡过。
  3. [transitive] drown somebody/something (out) (of a sound声音) to be louder than other sounds so that you cannot hear them压过;盖没;淹没
    • She turned up the radio to drown out the noise from next door.她开大了收音机的音量以压过隔壁房间的吵闹声。
    • His words were drowned out by jeers and whistling.他的话被嘲笑和口哨声淹没了。
  4. Word OriginMiddle English (originally northern): related to Old Norse drukkna ‘to be drowned’, also to drink.
Idioms
drown your fears/loneliness/sorrows, etc.
  1. (especially humorous) to get drunk in order to forget your problems借酒壮胆、解寂寞、浇愁等
    • She opened a bottle of wine to drown her sorrows.她打开一瓶酒借酒消愁。

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