drowns

英 [draʊnz]

美 [draʊnz]

v.  (使)淹死，溺死; 浸透; 淹没; 浸泡; 压过; 盖没
drown的第三人称单数

柯林斯词典

• V-ERG （把…）淹死，溺死
  When someonedrownsoris drowned, they die because they have gone or been pushed under water and cannot breathe.
  1. Forty-eight people have drowned after their boat capsized during a storm...
     他们的船在暴风雨中倾覆后有 48 人溺亡。
  2. A child can drown in only a few inches of water...
     儿童在只有几英寸深的水中就可能溺亡。
  3. Last night a boy was drowned in the river...
     昨晚一名男孩在河里溺亡。
  4. He walked into the sea and drowned himself...
     他投海自杀了。
  5. Dolphins have sometimes been known to save drowning swimmers.
     据悉海豚有时会救溺水的游泳者。
• VERB 淹没（于…中）；置身（于…中）
  If you say that a person or thingis drowning insomething, you are emphasizing that they have a very large amount of it, or are completely covered in it.
  1. We were drowning in data but starved of information.
     我们淹没在大量的数据中却找不到有用的信息。
  2. ...people who gradually find themselves drowning in debt...
     渐渐发现自己债台高筑的人们
  3. The potatoes were drowned in chilli.
     马铃薯完全被辣椒盖住了。
• VERB 盖过,淹没(声音)
  If somethingdrownsa sound, it is so loud that you cannot hear that sound properly.
  1. Clapping drowned the speaker's words for a moment...
     鼓掌声一度淹没了发言人的声音。
  2. The conversation was drowned by the arrival of the taxi.
     到来的出租车的声音压过了谈话的声音。
  3. Drown outmeans the same asdrown.
     drown out 同 drown
  4. Their cheers drowned out the protests of demonstrators...
     他们的欢呼声盖过了示威者的抗议声。
  5. Her voice was drowned out by a loud crash.
     她的声音被一声响亮的撞击声所淹没。
• 借酒浇愁
  If you say that someoneis drowningtheirsorrows, you mean that they are drinking alcohol in order to forget something sad or upsetting that has happened to them.

双语例句

• Italy has made great strides in reforming its antiquated and dysfunctional tax and spend policy under the leadership of Mario Monti, but it has hardly moved the needle as the nation drowns in$ 2 trillion in debt.
  意大利在总理马里奥•蒙蒂的领导下，在改革过时、失灵的税收及支出政策上有了很大推进，但债务问题几乎毫无改观，这个国家依然在2万亿美元债务中挣扎。
• The calming music, drowns out environmental noise, especially if it's mostly instrumental.
  轻音乐会掩盖周围的环境噪音，特别是器乐曲。
• Some say Victory, it is a river, That drowns the tender reed.
  有人说，成功是条河，容易将柔弱的芦草淹没。
• But too much dreaming sinks and drowns.
  但过分的梦想能使人灭顶下沉。
• As for the dogs, when they grow old and toothless Jones ties a brick round their necks and drowns them in the nearest pond.
  至于狗，等他们老了，牙掉光了，琼斯就会用砖块系在他们的脖子上，沉入最近的池塘。
• When almost every single person you are close to dies in a fiery blaze or drowns in a massive tsunami, what would you do?
  当你深爱之人丧生滚滚岩浆或者超级大海啸，接着应该干嘛？
• Fame is like a river, that bears up things light and hollow, and drowns things weighty and solid.
  名誉的确好象一条河，能载轻浮中空之物而淹没沉重坚实之物。
• An MP3 is a wise investment, as it allows you to listen only to your choice of music, and drowns out disagreeable loud noises common in the cities.
  MP3是一项有远见的发明，因为它不但可以让你只听自己喜欢的音乐，还能使声响压过往日城市里那些恼人又刺耳的噪音。
• The excited chatter of the Chinese tourists in the faux Renaissance lobby of the Venetian Macao nearly drowns out the tour guides shepherding them to the main attraction in the hotel: the casino floor.
  在澳门威尼斯人度假村酒店（venetianmacao）仿文艺复兴风格的大堂里，中国内地游客兴奋的谈笑声，几乎盖过了率领他们前往赌场所在楼层的导游们的声音。
• I am fond of promenading on a path so carpeted: even the rattling noise of high-heeled shoes drowns in its silence.
  我喜欢走在铺着这样地毯的小径上，没有了高跟鞋跟与地面的磕碰声。