单词 | immerse |
释义 | immerse/ɪˈməːs![]() verb 1 [with object] Dip or submerge in a liquid: immerse the paper in water for twenty minutes...
Synonyms submerge, plunge, dip, dunk, duck, sink; douse, souse, soak, drench, imbue, saturate, cover, rinse, wet 1.1Baptize (someone) by immersion in water.Through Christ, we are immersed in the waters of new life, transformed and made whole....
Synonyms baptize, christen; purify informal, dated dip rare lustrate 2 (immerse oneself or be immersed) Involve oneself deeply in a particular activity: she immersed herself in her work she was still immersed in her thoughts...
Synonyms absorb, engross, occupy, engage, involve, engulf, bury; busy, employ, distract, divert, preoccupy informal lose oneself in, get lost in OriginEarly 17th century: from Latin immers- 'dipped into', from the verb immergere, from in- 'in' + mergere 'to dip'. Rhymes |
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