drown
音標(biāo)發(fā)音
- 英式音標(biāo) [dra?n]
- 美式音標(biāo) [dra?n]
- 國際音標(biāo) [draun]
- 英式發(fā)音
- 美式發(fā)音
基本解釋
- vt. 淹沒；把…淹死
- vi. 淹死；溺死
- n. (Drown)人名；(英)德朗
詞源解說
- 14世紀進入英語，直接源自古英語的drumcnian；最初源自古挪威語的druken，意為淹死。
同根派生
- adj性質(zhì)的同根詞
- drowned：淹死的；水淹的。
- n性質(zhì)的同根詞
- drowned：血本無歸者；被套牢者。
- v性質(zhì)的同根詞
- drowned：淹死（drown的過去分詞）；淹沒。
用法辨析
- drown的基本意思是“(將…)淹死”“淹沒”,指有生命的東西由于長時間處于水下而死亡,可指已死的狀態(tài),也可以指正在奄奄一息的樣子,引申可表示“沉浸于”。
- drown可用作及物動詞,也可用作不及物動詞,用作及物動詞時接名詞或代詞作賓語,可用于被動結(jié)構(gòu)。用作不及物動詞時,主動形式含有被動意義。
- drown oneself表示“投水自殺”或“沉浸于”。
v. (動詞)
英漢例句
- She drowned in the river.
她在河里淹死了。 - He drowned his pancakes in syrup.
他把煎餅浸在糖漿里。
用作動詞 (v.)
用作不及物動詞: S+～(+A)
用作及物動詞: S+～+ n./pron.
詞組短語
- drown house 淹沒房子
- drown one 's troubles in drink 借酒澆愁
- drown street 淹沒街道
- drown voice 淹沒聲音
- drown easily 容易淹死
- drown gradually 漸漸沉沒
- be drowned by flood 被洪水淹沒
用作動詞 (v.)
～+名詞
～+副詞
～+介詞
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
- 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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專業(yè)釋義
- 溺死