
drowned
词源
源自中古英语 drounen,与古北欧语 drukna(淹死)同源,最终来自原始日耳曼语 *drunknaną。
verb
❶ 指因长时间浸入水中无法呼吸而死亡,常用于描述人或动物因意外落水导致的悲剧。
“The little boy drowned in the river last summer.”
(那个小男孩去年夏天在河里溺水身亡。)
“She nearly drowned when her boat capsized.”
(她的船翻覆时,她差点淹死。)
❶ 比喻被大量事物完全覆盖或压倒,常用来形容声音、情感等抽象概念。
“Her sorrow was drowned in a bottle of wine.”
(她用一瓶酒来麻痹自己的悲伤。)
“The applause drowned out the speaker's words.”
(掌声淹没了演讲者的话。)
adjective
❶ 描述因溺水而死亡的,或完全被液体覆盖的状态。
“The drowned body was found by fishermen.”
(渔夫发现了溺水者的遗体。)
“The drowned village emerged after the drought.”
(干旱后,被淹没的村庄重新露出水面。)
常见短语
drowned out — 指声音被更大的噪音完全盖过,无法听清。
“The protesters' chants were drowned out by police sirens.”
(抗议者的口号声被警笛声完全掩盖。)
look like a drowned rat — 形容被雨淋得全身湿透、狼狈不堪的样子。
“After walking in the storm, he looked like a drowned rat.”
(在暴雨中行走后,他浑身湿透像只落汤鸡。)