甲百匯小鸡词典

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

词源解说

  • 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，意爲淹死。

同根派生

  • adj性質的同根詞
    drowned：淹死的；水淹的。
  • n性質的同根詞
    drowned：血本無歸者；被套牢者。
  • v性質的同根詞
    drowned：淹死（drown的過去分詞）；淹沒。

用法辨析

    v. (動詞)

  • drown的基本意思是“(將…)淹死”“淹沒”,指有生命的東西由於長時間処於水下而死亡,可指已死的狀態,也可以指正在奄奄一息的樣子,引申可表示“沉浸於”。
  • 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,可用於被動結搆。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“沉浸於”。

英汉例句

    用作動詞 (v.)

    用作不及物動詞: S+～(+A)

  • She drowned in the river.
    她在河裡淹死了。

    • 用作及物動詞: S+～+ n./pron.

  • He drowned his pancakes in syrup.
    他把煎餅浸在糖漿裡。

词组短语

    用作動詞 (v.)

    ～+名詞

  • 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

    • ～+副詞

  • drown easily 容易淹死
  • drown gradually 漸漸沉沒

    • ～+介詞

  • be drowned by flood 被洪水淹沒

英英字典

    劍橋英英字典

  • (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

    法學

  • 溺死