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drown

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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。

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”。

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。

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

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.

专业释义

    法学

  • 溺死