drown
動詞
定義 drown 動詞
death(死亡)
- B2Transitive(及物動詞)Intransitive(不及物動詞)
to die or cause to die by being submerged in water or another liquid and unable to breathe.
（使）溺斃；（使）淹死
He lost his life by drowning during a boating incident.
他在一次划船事故中溺水身亡。
Following the heavy rainfall, many livestock drowned in the floodwaters.
暴雨过后，许多牲畜在洪水中淹死。
The man jumped into the river to save someone, but unfortunately, he also drowned.
那名男子跳入河中救人，但不幸的是，他也溺水身亡。
cover(覆蓋)
- Transitive(及物動詞)
to completely cover something with a liquid or to be completely covered by a liquid
（被）覆蓋；（被）淹沒
The entire village was drowned when the dam was built.
整個村莊在建造水壩時被淹沒了。
Her new car was drowned by the flood in the heavy rain.
她的新車在大雨中被洪水淹沒了。
He drowned his pasta in a rich cheese sauce.
他把義大利麵泡在濃郁的起司醬裡。
成語
- drown your sorrows
To attempt to alleviate sadness or distress by consuming alcohol.
借酒消愁
• He has been drowning his sorrows every night since losing his job.
自從失業後，他每晚都在借酒消愁。
- look like a drowned rat
to appear extremely wet, typically from being caught in heavy rain; to be drenched and disheveled
（尤指被雨淋得）像落湯雞
• He ran home through the downpour and looked like a drowned rat.
他冒著大雨跑回家，看起來像隻落湯雞。
- a drowning man will clutch at a straw
This idiom describes someone in a desperate situation who will try any possible means to improve it, even if the chance of success is very small.
垂歸財抓稻草
• In the midst of his financial crisis, he tried to sell all of his collectibles, it was really a case of a drowning man clutching at a straw.
在財務危機中，他試圖出售所有的收藏品，這真是溺水者抓稻草的情況。
片語動詞 drown
- drown something out
When a loud sound overpowers another, rendering it inaudible.
（噪音）遮蓋；壓過
• The noise from outside completely drowned out the sound of the television I was watching.
外面的噪音完全淹沒了我正在看的電視的聲音。
- drown in something
to be overwhelmed by having more of something than can be managed
應接不暇
• Under the pressure of work, he felt like he was drowning in it.
在工作的壓力下，他感覺自己被淹沒了。