drown

動詞

1. 1

   溺死、淹死、溺斃

   He drowned while swimming alone in the river last summer.

   去年夏天他獨自在河裡游泳時溺死了。

2. 2

   把……淹死、溺斃

   The farmer was accused of drowning unwanted kittens in a bucket.

   那名農夫被指控把不要的小貓溺死在水桶裡。

3. 3

   淹沒、浸沒、沖毀常用被動

   The whole valley was drowned when they built the dam.

   水壩建成後，整座山谷都被淹沒了。

4. 4

   淋滿、澆滿口語

   She drowned her pancakes in maple syrup.

   她在鬆餅上淋滿了楓糖漿。

5. 5

   淹沒、埋沒、壓得喘不過氣多用於進行式

   I'm drowning in paperwork and can't take on more clients.

   我被文書工作淹沒了，沒辦法再接更多客戶。