首页英语词典drowndrown英英释意

drown

英 [draʊn] 美[draʊn]
  • vt. 淹没;把…淹死
  • vi. 淹死;溺死
  • n. (Drown)人名;(英)德朗

英英释意


1. cover completely or make imperceptible;
"I was drowned in work"
"The noise drowned out her speech"
2. get rid of as if by submerging;
"She drowned her trouble in alcohol"
3. die from being submerged in water, getting water into the lungs, and asphyxiating;
"The child drowned in the lake"
4. kill by submerging in water;
"He drowned the kittens"