drown

From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary EnglishRelated topics: Death, Water, Colours & soundsdrowndrown /draʊn/ verb 1 [intransitive, transitive]MXTTW to die from being under water for too long, or to kill someone in this way Many people drowned when the boat overturned. Jane was drowned in the river.drown yourself Depressed, Peter tried to drown himself.2 (also drown out) [transitive]C if a loud noise drowns out another sound, it prevents it from being heard A train blew its whistle and drowned his voice. The noise of the battle was drowned out by his aircraft’s engine. 3 [transitive]COVERLIQUID to cover something, especially food, with more liquid than is necessary or nicedrown something in something The fish was drowned in a rich sauce.4 [intransitive, transitive] to have a very strong feeling or a serious problem that is difficult to deal withdrown in Relief agencies are drowning in frustration. The country is drowning in debt. 5 → drown your sorrows→ See Verb tableExamples from the Corpusdrown• I was almost drowned a dozen times; was nearly boiled alive and just missed being cremated.• He nearly drowned before friends rescued him.• I was drowned in the Old Woman Fork at the age of twenty-nine.• The floods drowned scores of livestock.drown yourself• But one night Hilda drowned herself in the lake, just as she had threatened to do.Origin drown (1200-1300) Probably from a Scandinavian language

单词	drown
释义	drown From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary EnglishRelated topics: Death, Water, Colours & soundsdrowndrown /draʊn/ ●●○ verb 1 [intransitive, transitive]MXTTW to die from being under water for too long, or to kill someone in this way Many people drowned when the boat overturned. Jane was drowned in the river.drown yourself Depressed, Peter tried to drown himself.2 (also drown out) [transitive]C if a loud noise drowns out another sound, it prevents it from being heard A train blew its whistle and drowned his voice. The noise of the battle was drowned out by his aircraft’s engine. 3 [transitive]COVERLIQUID to cover something, especially food, with more liquid than is necessary or nicedrown something in something The fish was drowned in a rich sauce.4 [intransitive, transitive] to have a very strong feeling or a serious problem that is difficult to deal withdrown in Relief agencies are drowning in frustration. The country is drowning in debt. 5 → drown your sorrows→ See Verb tableExamples from the Corpusdrown• I was almost drowned a dozen times; was nearly boiled alive and just missed being cremated.• He nearly drowned before friends rescued him.• I was drowned in the Old Woman Fork at the age of twenty-nine.• The floods drowned scores of livestock.drown yourself• But one night Hilda drowned herself in the lake, just as she had threatened to do.Origin drown (1200-1300) Probably from a Scandinavian language
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