drown

Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th

drown [drown drowns drowned drowning] BrE [draʊn] NAmE [draʊn] verb
1. intransitive, transitive to die because you have been underwater too long and you cannot breathe; to kill sb in this way
•Two children drowned after falling into the river.
•He had attempted to rescue the drowning man.
•~ sb/sth/yourself She tried to drown herself.
•He was drowned at sea.
•They had drowned the unwanted kittens.
2. transitive ~ sth (in sth) to make sth very wet; to completely cover sth in water or another liquid
Syn: ↑drench
•The fruit was drowned in cream.
3. transitive ~ sb/sth (out) (of a sound)to be louder than other sounds so that you cannot hear them
•She turned up the radio to drown out the noise from next door.
Idiom: ↑drown your fears
Derived Word: ↑drowning
Verb forms:

Word Origin:
Middle English (originally northern): related to Old Norse drukkna ‘to be drowned’, also to ↑drink.

Example Bank:
•He had tried to drown himself.
•His words were drowned out by jeers and whistling.
•She fell into the river and nearly drowned.
•She had been thrown into the harbour and left to drown.
•They were commended for saving a four-year-old from drowning.

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  swim, submerge, overwhelm