drown
翻譯
淹死, 溺斃, 淹沒(聲音), 沉溺於
例句
He fell into the river and drowned.
他掉進河裡淹死了。
The music drowned out his voice.
音樂聲淹沒了他的聲音。
She drowned her sorrows in chocolate.
她用巧克力來排解憂愁。
文法模式
淹死(不及物動詞) He fell into the river and drowned.
淹沒 ((sth.)) The music drowned out his voice.
用 ((sth.)) 排解 ((憂愁)) She drowned her sorrows in chocolate.
近義詞
同義詞: sink, submerge, overwhelm; 反義詞: float, surface, rescue
詞源
源自古英語 'druncnian',意為「喝醉,下沉」。與 'drink'(喝)有關。
記憶技巧
想像在水中被向「下(down)」拉。'dr' 的發音可以聯想到 'drag down'(向下拖拽)。