drown[draun]vi.1.■溺死,淹死:How many drowned when the boat capsized?当船倾覆时有多少人淹死了?the drowning man将溺死的人2.■淹没;沉没;浸没:Many towns and villages drowned.许多城乡被淹没了。vt.1.■使溺死,使淹死:The boat sank,drowning all the passengers.小船沉没了,淹死了所有乘客。The boater drowned the passenger.船夫溺毙了乘客。2.■(洪水)淹没,浸没:The fields and houses were drowned by the floods.洪水淹没了田地和房屋。The crops were drowned by the heavy rainfall.庄稼被滂沱大雨浸没了。3.■驱散,消除,摆脱,消(愁),解(闷):She drowned her sorrow in drink.她借酒消愁。Jack was drowning his sorrows in a bottle of whiskey.杰克借酒消愁。4.■(声音等)盖过,盖没,压过,淹没(常与 out 连用):Her voice was drowned by the roar of the traffic.她的说话声被车辆的轰鸣声压倒了。The pianist was irked because the audience's coughing drowned out his playing.这名钢琴演奏者很厌烦,因为听众的咳嗽声盖过了他的演奏。5.■给(酒、食品等)加入过量的水(或液体);冲淡:to drown whiskey冲淡威士忌6.■压倒,超过(与 in 连用):The company was drowned in bad debts.这家公司被坏账所压倒。7.■使沉浸于(与 in 连用):The old movie star was drowned in mink.那位老电影明星沉浸于时髦漂亮的女郎。8.■(加水)使(石灰)熟化
drowndrown[draun]vt.1.■把...淹死2.■使湿透; 淹没; 浸湿3.■消除(忧愁等); 解(闷)4.■使沉溺于; 使迷恋(in)5.■搀淡; 冲淡(饮料等); (加水)化开(生石灰); 往...里加太多的水be [get] drowned淹死, 溺死drown oneself投水(自杀)eyes drowned in tears泪汪汪的眼晴drown one's cares in wine以酒解忧be drowned in fishing对钓鱼入迷了The cheers of the audience drowned the professor's voice.听众的欢呼声淹没了这位教授的声音。Don't drown my whisky.不要在我的威士忌酒里加太多的水。