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单词 drown
释义

drown ​‌‌

​verb
UK /draʊn/
Other entries for this word
drown your sorrows phrase
Word Forms
present tense
I/you/we/theydrown
he/she/itdrowns
present participledrowning
past tensedrowned
past participledrowned
DEFINITIONS3
  1. 1
    intransitive to sink under water and die

    He fell overboard and nearly drowned.

    Synonyms and related words
    To die or to be killed
    die
    pass away
    suffocate
    1. 1a
      transitive to kill someone by pushing them under water
      Synonyms and related words
      To kill a person or animal
      kill
      murder
      strangle
  2. 2
    transitive to cover something completely with a liquid, especially in a way that spoils it

    He drowned his cornflakes in milk.

    shellfish drowned in a spicy sauce

    Synonyms and related words
    To cover something with liquid
    swamp
    drown
    douse
  3. 3

    drown

    or

    drown out

    transitive to prevent a sound from being heard by making a louder noise

    The music almost drowned the sound of his voice.

    Synonyms and related words
    To stop, or to reduce a sound
    block out
    muffle
    mute
phrases
drown your sorrows

drown ​‌‌

​verb
US /draʊn/
Other entries for this word
drown your sorrows phrase
Word Forms
present tense
I/you/we/theydrown
he/she/itdrowns
present participledrowning
past tensedrowned
past participledrowned
DEFINITIONS3
  1. 1
    intransitive to sink under water and die

    He fell overboard and nearly drowned.

    Synonyms and related words
    To die or to be killed
    die
    pass away
    suffocate
    1. 1a
      transitive to kill someone by pushing them under water
      Synonyms and related words
      To kill a person or animal
      kill
      murder
      strangle
  2. 2
    transitive to cover something completely with a liquid, especially in a way that spoils it

    He drowned his cornflakes in milk.

    shellfish drowned in a spicy sauce

    Synonyms and related words
    To cover something with liquid
    swamp
    drown
    douse
  3. 3

    drown

    or

    drown out

    transitive to prevent a sound from being heard by making a louder noise

    The music almost drowned the sound of his voice.

    Synonyms and related words
    To stop, or to reduce a sound
    block out
    muffle
    mute
phrases
drown your sorrows
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