drowns

英 [draʊnz]

美 [draʊnz]

v.  (使)淹死，溺死; 浸透; 淹没; 浸泡; 压过; 盖没
drown的第三人称单数

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

• Hot water scorches and drowns the roots of trees encroaching on the valleys.
  热水流淌并淹没了盘桓于整个山谷的树根。
• 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。
• The excited chatter of the Chinese tourists in the faux Renaissance lobby of the Venetian Macao nearly drowns out the tour guides shepherding them to the main attraction in the hotel: the casino floor.
  在澳门威尼斯人度假村酒店（venetianmacao）仿文艺复兴风格的大堂里，中国内地游客兴奋的谈笑声，几乎盖过了率领他们前往赌场所在楼层的导游们的声音。
• Italy has made great strides in reforming its antiquated and dysfunctional tax and spend policy under the leadership of Mario Monti, but it has hardly moved the needle as the nation drowns in$ 2 trillion in debt.
  意大利在总理马里奥•蒙蒂的领导下，在改革过时、失灵的税收及支出政策上有了很大推进，但债务问题几乎毫无改观，这个国家依然在2万亿美元债务中挣扎。
• Fame is like a river, that bears up things light and hollow, and drowns things weighty and solid.
  名誉的确好象一条河，能载轻浮中空之物而淹没沉重坚实之物。
• It does not appear to be coming from the primordial stars sought by the astronomers& indeed, it completely drowns out any signs of the early stars that were the object of the original quest.
  宇宙无线电背景好象不是来自这些天文学家们所搜寻的原始恒星，的确如此，因为它完全淹没了作为初始搜寻目标的早期恒星的迹象。
• He, who is able to apply Tao to his deeds, never draws fire against himself and never drowns in water.
  能将道彻底地运用在行为之中的人，他绝不会引火烧身，也不会被水溺毙。
• Anne: Carrol is such a coffee poser, she'll only fill her mug with coffee halfway before she drowns it in milk and sugar.
  安妮：卡罗尔又在喝咖啡装样子了，她只是在杯子里装了半杯咖啡，然后放进去半杯奶和糖。
• I am fond of promenading on a path so carpeted: even the rattling noise of high-heeled shoes drowns in its silence.
  我喜欢走在铺着这样地毯的小径上，没有了高跟鞋跟与地面的磕碰声。
• 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。