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drown

释义

drown

verb

UK /draʊn/

Word Forms

present tense
I/you/we/they	drown
he/she/it	drowns
present participle	drowning
past tense	drowned
past participle	drowned

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
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

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/

Word Forms

present tense
I/you/we/they	drown
he/she/it	drowns
present participle	drowning
past tense	drowned
past participle	drowned

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
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

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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