Word · Frequency #4492
drowns
溺死；淹死
drowns is the third person singular of drown.
核心释义
to die by suffocating in water or another liquid
- 1.
在水或其他液体中因窒息而死亡。
To die from suffocation while immersed in water or other fluid.
- 2.
通过在水或其他液体中使窒息而杀死。
To kill by suffocating in water or another liquid.
- 3.
被淹没:被水(或比喻性的其他事物)淹没；被压倒。
To be flooded: to be inundated with or submerged in (literally) water or (figuratively) other things; to be overwhelmed.
- 4.
淹没,浸没,压倒。
To inundate, submerge, overwhelm.
- 5.
使模糊,尤其是在大量其他事物中。
To obscure, particularly amid an overwhelming volume of other items.
把…淹死；使溺死；被淹没；被浸没；淹没；浸没；压过；盖过；淹没（声音）；在水或其他液体中因窒息而死亡。
用法In use
He almost drowned in the river last summer.
用法提示：不及物动词，表示淹死。
The flood drowned many crops in the fields.
用法提示：及物动词，表示淹没。
She drowned her sorrows in a bottle of wine.
用法提示：及物动词的比喻用法，表示沉浸于。
drown (in sth)
He drowned in the river.
他在河里淹死了。
drown sb/sth
The flood drowned many animals.
洪水淹死了许多动物。
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- drown in
- 淹死在…中
- He drowned in the river.他淹死在河里。
- drown someone
- 淹死某人
- The flood drowned many people.洪水淹死了许多人。
- drown out
- 淹没（声音）
- The loud music drowned out our conversation.响亮的音乐淹没了我们的谈话。
- drown one's sorrows
- 借酒浇愁
- After losing his job, he drowned his sorrows at the bar.失业后，他在酒吧借酒浇愁。
- drown in debt
- 债台高筑
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
想象一个人掉进水里，不断向下沉（down），最终被淹没（drown），就记住了“淹死”。
语境与语域Context & Register
常见场景：溺水事故、比喻中的声音或工作淹没 通常同时用于字面（淹死）和比喻（淹没）语境，实际使用中两种都很常见。
语法说明Grammar Note
及物动词常以被动形式出现，如 be drowned；不及物动词表示淹死，无被动。
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
Words with -own spelling that rhyme with drown: all listed (down, town, brown, crown, gown, frown) all share the /aʊn/ ending. Beware of words like "known" (/noʊn/) and "shown" (/ʃoʊn/) where "ow" is pronounced /oʊ/.
用法优先级Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 2，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
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