读音

/drɔːn/

释义

• 动词:

1. 淹没，使溺水。例如: “The child was drowned in the pool.”
2. （声音）被淹没，听不见。例如: “The music drowned out the conversation.”

• 名词: 溺死，淹死。例如: “Unfortunately, there were several drownings at the beach this summer.”

短语

• “drown one’s sorrows” 借酒浇愁，用酒精来忘却痛苦。例如: “After the breakup, he often went to the bar to drown his sorrows.”

例句

• 动词: “The heavy rain almost drowned the city’s drainage system.”
• 名词: “The news of the drowning made the headlines.”

同义词

• sink
• submerge
• perish by water
• go under
• be overwhelmed