To die by suffocation in water, or any liquid. 溺死。 How many drowned when the boat capsized? 船翻覆时，有多少人淹溺？ To suffocate in water. 淹死。 A sinking man drowns the person who comes to rescue. 沉水的人使救援者溺死。 To overwhelm; flood. 淹没；泛滥。 Cheers drowned his voice. 欢呼淹没了他的声音。 drown one's sorrows (troubles) in liquor 借酒浇愁。 A drowning man will clutch at a straw. 依靠完全靠不住的东西。 look like a drowned rat 像落汤鸡般(湿透)。 |