drowns

英 [draʊnz]

美 [draʊnz]

v.  (使)淹死，溺死; 浸透; 淹没; 浸泡; 压过; 盖没
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柯林斯词典

• V-ERG （把…）淹死，溺死
  When someonedrownsoris 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。
• VERB 淹没（于…中）；置身（于…中）
  If you say that a person or thingis drowning insomething, 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。
• VERB 盖过,淹没(声音)
  If somethingdrownsa 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 outmeans the same asdrown.
     drown out 同 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。
• 借酒浇愁
  If you say that someoneis drowningtheirsorrows, you mean that they are drinking alcohol in order to forget something sad or upsetting that has happened to them.

双语例句

• Shouts of joy greet him from the breasts of all, and the clash of bells sounds to celebrate his triumphant return; but the clash of the bells of envy soon drowns the others.
  欢呼他的呼啸声如嘲水般从胸膛发出，庆祝他凯旋的钟声喧嚣不已，但随之而来的是足以淹没人的嫉妒的丧钟巨鸣。
• The relative subtlety stimulates the imagination, while casual obscenity drowns it out.
  含蓄的暗示会刺激人的想像，而随随便便的淫秽会将想像力淹没。
• Huge surges cause severe flooding that demolishes buildings, washes out beaches and highways, and drowns people.
  巨大的涌浪引起剧烈的泛滥，从而摧毁房屋，冲坏海滩与公路，使人们惨遭灭顶之灾。
• One vet has drowned his wife's dog, and later drowns her in a bathtub.
  比如一个退伍士兵淹死了妻子的狗，然后又在浴缸里淹死了自己的妻子。
• The insect is trapped and drowns in the water and digestive juices at the bottom of the pitcher.
  昆虫被围困，淹没在瓶状叶底部的水和消化液里。
• Some say love, it is a river, that drowns the tender reed.
  有人说，爱，是一条小河，淹没了柔嫩的芦苇。
• When almost every single person you are close to dies in a fiery blaze or drowns in a massive tsunami, what would you do?
  当你深爱之人丧生滚滚岩浆或者超级大海啸，接着应该干嘛？
• The calming music, drowns out environmental noise, especially if it's mostly instrumental.
  轻音乐会掩盖周围的环境噪音，特别是器乐曲。
• An MP3 is a wise investment, as it allows you to listen only to your choice of music, and drowns out disagreeable loud noises common in the cities.
  MP3是一项有远见的发明，因为它不但可以让你只听自己喜欢的音乐，还能使声响压过往日城市里那些恼人又刺耳的噪音。
• The day, with the noise of this little earth, drowns the silence ofall worlds.
  白日以这小小的地球的喧扰，淹没了整个宇宙的沉默。