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单词 submerged
释义
submergesub‧merge /səbˈmɜːdʒ $ -ˈmɜːrdʒ/ verb Word Origin
WORD ORIGINsubmerge
Origin:
1600-1700 Latin submergere, from mergere; MERGE
Verb Table
VERB TABLE
submerge
Simple Form
PresentI, you, we, theysubmerge
he, she, itsubmerges
PastI, you, he, she, it, we, theysubmerged
Present perfectI, you, we, theyhave submerged
he, she, ithas submerged
Past perfectI, you, he, she, it, we, theyhad submerged
FutureI, you, he, she, it, we, theywill submerge
Future perfectI, you, he, she, it, we, theywill have submerged
Continuous Form
PresentIam submerging
he, she, itis submerging
you, we, theyare submerging
PastI, he, she, itwas submerging
you, we, theywere submerging
Present perfectI, you, we, theyhave been submerging
he, she, ithas been submerging
Past perfectI, you, he, she, it, we, theyhad been submerging
FutureI, you, he, she, it, we, theywill be submerging
Future perfectI, you, he, she, it, we, theywill have been submerging
Examples
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
  • He could submerge his anger for only so long.
  • Humans become unconscious after being submerged for 3 hours in water at 15C.
  • Peter pulled on the mask and submerged again.
  • Poindexter and North were both completely submerged in the scandal.
  • Sonar was used to locate the submerged plane wreckage.
EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS
  • At another point he found himself completely submerged, lungs like stone, an underwater rush in his ears.
  • For obvious reasons, laser beams or submerged fluorescent wires can not be used to mark the start line.
  • Some problems were the result of sightseers splashing through submerged roads in vehicles.
  • The company said longwall production had been halted after part of the longwall mining equipment had become submerged.
  • The temporary bridge was first of all submerged then, like a matchstick, it was lifted up and swept aside.
  • This allowed the filter to slide down to the bottom submerging the trickle filter section.
  • With the rest of their bodies submerged, their eyes go unnoticed.
Thesaurus
Longman Language Activatorto go down under the surface of water, mud etc
to go down below the surface of water, mud, sand etc, without being able to control or prevent it: · Hundreds of passengers tried desperately to escape from the boat as it sank.sink into: · The guns sank deeper and deeper into the mud.· With the car sinking into a marsh, there wasn't a moment to spare.sink without trace (=sink and disappear completely): · There was a sucking noise, and then the branch sank without trace.
to jump down into water with your head first: · She stood at the edge of the pool waiting to dive.dive into/in: · Ralph dived into the icy water.· A woman dived in to rescue the boy.
to jump into a river, lake etc quickly, making a lot of noise: plunge into/in: · Colin plunged into the icy water.· I plunged in fully-clothed and pulled her to the river bank.
to deliberately go under the surface of water or make something do this: · Peter pulled on the mask and submerged again.submerge something in something: · elephants submerging themselves in cooling water
if a ship or person goes under , they sink below the surface of water, usually after an accident: · By the time the sea rescue service arrived, the ship had gone under.· According to the only survivor, his comrades went under one by one.
under the ground or under water
· It is one of the largest mountain ranges under the Pacific Ocean.· Several of the stolen items were found buried under Mackie's house.· When the project is finished, most of Boston's major roads will run under the city.
under - used in formal writing or in literature: · Far beneath the waters of the North Atlantic lies the wreck of the great liner, the Titanic.· Petroleum occurs in natural deposits beneath the surface of the earth.
under the ground: · The men work underground for 12 hours a day.· The explosives will be stored below ground in concrete bunkers.10 metres underground/two miles underground etc: · The nuclear waste is buried a half-mile underground.
below the ground: · A subterranean stream is believed to flow underneath the town.· a subterranean explosion· Electronic sensors have located a huge subterranean cavern in the Sierre Madre mountain range.
under the water: · I don't like opening my eyes underwater.· a camera specially designed for use under water· On land the seal is a clumsy creature, but underwater it moves with grace and agility.
just under the surface of the water: · The boat hit a submerged rock.· Sometimes at low tide you can just see the submerged wreck of a large ship.partially/partly submerged: · The flight recorder was found smashed and partially submerged in a creek nearby.
Collocations
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSNOUN
· Then we were off and running with subfreezing temperatures, submerging boats in the water, subservient, subterranean.
Phrases
PHRASES FROM THE ENTRY
  • Alice submerged herself in work to try and forget about Tom.
  • He preferred, he said, to submerge himself in the urban swill, or be in deep country.
  • Often, departing high-level administration types go teach dry government courses or submerge themselves in think tanks.
  • She looked into his dark eyes and submerged herself in the bliss of being flattered.
  • With resigned disgust, Alice lay back, submerging herself in the only softness available at that time-the pillow.
1 a)[transitive] to cover something completely with water or another liquid:  The tunnel entrance was submerged by rising sea water. b)[intransitive] to go under the surface of the water and be completely covered by it:  The submarine submerged.2[transitive] to hide feelings, ideas, or opinions and make yourself stop thinking about them SYN  suppress:  Feelings she thought she’d submerged were surfacing again.3submerge yourself in something to make yourself very busy doing something, especially in order to forget about something else:  Alice submerged herself in work to try and forget about Tom.submerged adjective:  submerged rockssubmergence noun [uncountable]
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