drown

verb

1. （使）淹死，溺死
   to die because you have been underwater too long and you cannot breathe; to kill sb in this way
   1. Two children drowned after falling into the river.
      两个孩子掉进河里淹死了。
   2. He had attempted to rescue the drowning man.
      他曾试图去救那个溺水的男人。
   3. She tried to drown herself.
      她试图投水自杀。
   4. He was drowned at sea.
      他淹死在海里。
   5. They had drowned the unwanted kittens.
      他们把没人要的小猫淹死了。
2. 浸透；淹没；浸泡
   to make sth very wet; to completely cover sth in water or another liquid
   1. The fruit was drowned in cream.
      水果在奶油里泡过。
3. 压过；盖没；淹没
   to be louder than other sounds so that you cannot hear them
   1. 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。

1. V-ERG （把…）淹死，溺死
   When someone drowns or is drowned, they die because they have gone or been pushed under water and cannot breathe.
   1. Forty-eight people have drowned after their boat capsized during a storm...
      他们的船在暴风雨中倾覆后有 48 人溺亡。
   2. A child can drown in only a few inches of water...
      儿童在只有几英寸深的水中就可能溺亡。
   3. Last night a boy was drowned in the river...
      昨晚一名男孩在河里溺亡。
   4. He walked into the sea and drowned himself...
      他投海自杀了。
   5. Dolphins have sometimes been known to save drowning swimmers.
      据悉海豚有时会救溺水的游泳者。
2. VERB 淹没（于…中）；置身（于…中）
   If you say that a person or thing is drowning in something, you are emphasizing that they have a very large amount of it, or are completely covered in it.
   1. We were drowning in data but starved of information.
      我们淹没在大量的数据中却找不到有用的信息。
   2. ...people who gradually find themselves drowning in debt...
      渐渐发现自己债台高筑的人们
   3. The potatoes were drowned in chilli.
      马铃薯完全被辣椒盖住了。
3. VERB 盖过,淹没(声音)
   If something drowns a sound, it is so loud that you cannot hear that sound properly.
   1. Clapping drowned the speaker's words for a moment...
      鼓掌声一度淹没了发言人的声音。
   2. The conversation was drowned by the arrival of the taxi.
      到来的出租车的声音压过了谈话的声音。
   3. Drown out means the same as drown .
      
   4. Their cheers drowned out the protests of demonstrators...
      他们的欢呼声盖过了示威者的抗议声。
   5. Her voice was drowned out by a loud crash.
      她的声音被一声响亮的撞击声所淹没。
4. 借酒浇愁
   If you say that someone is drowning their sorrows, you mean that they are drinking alcohol in order to forget something sad or upsetting that has happened to them.

1. Forty-eight people have drowned after their boat capsized during a storm
   他们的船在暴风雨中倾覆后有48人溺亡。
2. A child can drown in only a few inches of water
   儿童在只有几英寸深的水中就可能溺亡。
3. Last night a boy was drowned in the river
   昨晚一名男孩在河里溺亡。
4. He walked into the sea and drowned himself
   他投海自杀了。
5. Dolphins have sometimes been known to save drowning swimmers.
   据悉海豚有时会救溺水的游泳者。
6. We were drowning in data but starved of information.
   我们淹没在大量的数据中却找不到有用的信息。
7. The potatoes were drowned in chilli.
   马铃薯完全被辣椒盖住了。
8. Clapping drowned the speaker's words for a moment
   鼓掌声一度淹没了发言人的声音。
9. The conversation was drowned by the arrival of the taxi.
   到来的出租车的声音压过了谈话的声音。
10. Animals get tangled in fishing nets and drown
    动物被缠进渔网里淹死了。
11. If you just chuck your arms and legs about like that, you'll drown& make the proper swimming strokes!
    你要是只像那样手脚乱动一气，会淹死的！
12. The swimmer beat about in the water, trying not to drown.
    那位游泳者在水中四处拍水，以免沉没。
13. It is quite possible for a man to drown in his bath.
    一个人完全有可能淹死在澡盆里。
14. You let me drown in the flood.
    水涨很高，而你却让我淹死啊！
15. I ate a warm, and I wanna drown it.
    我吃了个虫子，想淹死它。
16. I wasn't born to drown in this ocean.
    我不是生来要溺死在大海里的。
17. We are fish and we drown.
    我等生而为鱼，但求溺水而死。
18. And I hope you drown in it!
    我真希望那些酒把你溺死！
19. Don't save him, let him drown like I did.
    别救他让他像我一样淹死好了。
20. I can't swim. I'm going to drown!
    我不会游泳。我要淹死了！
21. To drown my heart in the tender pain and sweet happiness.
    让自己的心有了柔柔的疼痛和幸福的甜蜜。
22. How can a man drown and not touch the water?
    一个人怎么可能淹死了但却没沾水？
23. Big enough to drown a dwarf, I grant you.
    大的足以淹死一个侏儒，我保证。
24. How can I sting you when I would also drown?
    蜇了你我也会淹死，我怎么会蜇你呢？
25. Fine. don't have to drown me over it.
    好好别把我淹着了。
26. But I knew I would not drown now.
    不过我心里知道，现在我已不至于溺死了。
27. You almost drown the last time.
    你上次都快淹死了。
28. When I was three years old, I was thrown into a pool and they induced me to drown.
    我三岁的时候，我被投进了游泳池，他们想引诱我溺水（死亡）。
29. Can I drown in self-pity then?
    那时我可以自怜自艾了吗？
30. Then you started to drown, and everyone had a fit.
    差点淹死了，把大家都吓死了。

v.

drown your fears/loneliness/sorrows, etc.

• 借酒壮胆 / 解寂寞 / 浇愁等
  to get drunk in order to forget your problems

verb

1. die from being submerged in water, getting water into the lungs, and asphyxiating
   1. The child drowned in the lake

2. get rid of as if by submerging
   1. She drowned her trouble in alcohol

3. kill by submerging in water
   1. He drowned the kittens

4. cover completely or make imperceptible
   1. I was drowned in work
   2. The noise drowned out her speech

   Synonym:    submergeoverwhelm

5. be covered with or submerged in a liquid
   1. the meat was swimming in a fatty gravy

   Synonym:    swim