| 釋義 |
drown /draun; draun/ vt, vi 1 [VP6A, 2A] (cause sb to) die in water because unable to breathe: (使某人)溺死; 滝死： a ~ing man. 快要淹死的人。 He ~ed the kittens. 他溺死了那些小錨。 Do cats ~ easily? 貓容易淹死嗎？ He fell overboard and.was ~ed. 他從船上掉在水里淹死了域 2 [VP6A, 15B] ~ (out), (of sound) be strong enough to prevent another sound from being heard: (指聲音)淹沒(méi)(另一聲音)： The noises in the street ~ed out the teacher's voice. 街上的喧聲滝沒(méi)了老師的聲音。 3 (fig): (喻)： a face ~ed in tears, wet with tears; 涂流滿面; ~ed in sleep, in a deep sleep (eg caused by exhaustion); 酣睡(例如疲憊不堪以后)： to ~ one's sorrows in drink, to deaden them by getting drunk. 借酒鏡愁。 |