词汇 | drown out |
释义 | Idiom drown someone or something out Theme: LISTENING - DIFFICULT to make so much noise that someone or something cannot be heard.I can't hear what you said. The radio drowned you out.We couldn't hear all the concert because the airplanes drowned out the quiet parts. Idiom drown outdrown out (something) to make it impossible to hear something.The plane was flying so low, the roar of its engines drowned out our conversation. Phr V drown out drowns, drowning, drowned drown out sth or drown sth out if a loud noise drowns out another noise, it prevents it from being heardI had to turn the music up to drown out the shouting. drown out sth • drown sth out if one noise drowns out another noise, it stops that noise from being heard: John started to speak, but his voice was drowned out by the traffic. The couple next door started arguing again, and I turned up my stereo to drown out the noise. drown out1. To force someone out of one's home, often due to flooding. A noun or pronoun can be used between "drown" and "out." Unfortunately, that hurricane drowned us out, and we've been staying with relatives ever since. 2. To use or create a louder noise to make a different, often unpleasant, noise less audible. A noun or pronoun can be used between "drown" and "out." I immediately turned up the TV in an attempt to drown out my brother's tuba practice. drown someone or something out[for a sound] to be so loud that someone or something cannot be heard. The noise of the passing train drowned out our conversation. The train drowned us out. drown someone (or an animal) out[for a flood] to drive someone or an animal away from home. The high waters almost drowned the farmers out last year. The water drowned out the fields. drown outOverwhelm with a louder sound, as in Their cries were drowned out by the passing train. [Early 1600s] drown outv. To muffle or mask some sound with a louder sound: I turned up my TV in order to drown out the noise coming from next door. The protesters drowned the speaker out. |
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