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1. Oxford American Dictionary

   drown

   • IPA[droun]

   美式

   • v.
     die through submersion in and inhalation of water；deliberately kill (a person or animal) by submerging in water

   • verb: drown, 3rd person present: drowns, gerund or present participle: drowning, past tense: drowned, past participle: drowned

2. • 釋義
   • 片語

   v.

   動詞

   • 1. die through submersion in and inhalation of water two fishermen were drowned when their motorboat capsized she drowned in the pond 同義詞 suffocate in water, inhale water, go under, go to a watery grave, informalgo to Davy Jones's locker
   • ▪ deliberately kill (a person or animal) by submerging in water they committed suicide by jumping into the sea and drowning themselves
   • ▪ submerge or flood (an area) when the ice melted the valleys were drowned 同義詞 flood, submerge, immerse, inundate, deluge, ... 更多swamp, engulf, drench, soak, cover, saturate反義詞 drain
   • ▪ (of a sound) make (another sound) inaudible by being much louder his voice was drowned out by the approaching engine noise 同義詞 make inaudible, drown out, be louder than, overpower, overwhelm, ... 更多overcome, override, engulf, swallow up, devour, bury, muffle, deaden, stifle, wipe out, extinguish, silence反義詞 augment
   • ▪ be overwhelmed by a large amount of something both business and household sectors are drowning in debt art dealers are still drowning in a sea of paperwork
   • ▪ cover or immerse food in good pizza is not eight inches thick and drowned in tomato sauce

   片語

   • drown one's sorrows
   • like a drowned rat