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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
   • 相關詞
   • 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

   drown one's sorrows

   • ph.
     forget one's problems by getting drunk

   Oxford American Dictionary

   drown one's sorrows

   • ph.
     forget one's problems by getting drunk

   Oxford Dictionary

   drowned valley

   • n.
     a valley partly or wholly submerged by a rise in sea level.

   Oxford Dictionary

   like a drowned rat

   • ph.
     extremely wet and bedraggled

   Oxford American Dictionary

   like a drowned rat

   • ph.
     extremely wet and bedraggled

   Oxford Dictionary

   片語

   • drown one's sorrows
   • like a drowned rat
3. • 更多解釋

   drown

   • IPA[draʊn]

   英式

   • v.
     die through submersion in and inhalation of water: a motorist drowned when her car plunged off the edge of a quay two fishermen were drowned when their motorboat capsized

   Oxford Dictionary