drown

音标发音

• 英式音标 [draʊn]
• 美式音标 [draʊn]
• 国际音标 [draun]
• 英式发音
• 美式发音

基本解释

• vt. 淹没；把…淹死
• vi. 淹死；溺死
• n. (Drown)人名；(英)德朗

词源解说

• 14世纪进入英语，直接源自古英语的drumcnian；最初源自古挪威语的druken，意为淹死。

同根派生

• adj性质的同根词

  drowned：淹死的；水淹的。

• n性质的同根词

  drowned：血本无归者；被套牢者。

• v性质的同根词

  drowned：淹死（drown的过去分词）；淹没。

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用法辨析

v. (动词)

• drown的基本意思是“(将…)淹死”“淹没”,指有生命的东西由于长时间处于水下而死亡,可指已死的状态,也可以指正在奄奄一息的样子,引申可表示“沉浸于”。
• drown可用作及物动词,也可用作不及物动词,用作及物动词时接名词或代词作宾语,可用于被动结构。用作不及物动词时,主动形式含有被动意义。
• drown oneself表示“投水自杀”或“沉浸于”。

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英汉例句

用作动词 (v.)

用作不及物动词: S+～(+A)

• She drowned in the river.
  她在河里淹死了。

用作及物动词: S+～+ n./pron.

• He drowned his pancakes in syrup.
  他把煎饼浸在糖浆里。

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词组短语

用作动词 (v.)

～+名词

• drown house 淹没房子
• drown one 's troubles in drink 借酒浇愁
• drown street 淹没街道
• drown voice 淹没声音

～+副词

• drown easily 容易淹死
• drown gradually 渐渐沉没

～+介词

• be drowned by flood 被洪水淹没

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英英字典

剑桥英英字典

• (DIE) to (cause to) die by being unable to breathe underwater
• (COVER) to cover or be covered, especially with a liquid

柯林斯英英字典

• When someone drowns or is drowned, they die because they have gone or been pushed under water and cannot breathe.
• If you say that a person or thing is drowning in something, you are emphasizing that they have a very large amount of it, or are completely covered in it.
• If something drowns a sound, it is so loud that you cannot hear that sound properly.
• Drown out means the same as drown. (drown)
• If you say that someone is drowning their sorrows, you mean that they are drinking alcohol in order to forget something sad or upsetting that has happened to them.

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专业释义

法学

• 溺死