定义
to drown: 溺水,淹没
We thought that he had drowned, but fortunately he was saved.我们以为他被淹死了,但幸运的是,他得救了。
Pronunciation examples
UK: We thought that he had drowned but fortunately he was saved.
US: On Saturday night I am going to drown myself in my sorrows.
- "All the world is drowning..."
- "Brian : Look, I have fingers, not fins, and if you observe closely, you'll see that I'm slowly drowning."
- "Have you ever seen a fish drown?"
- "Moira : Next, we'll be speaking to the wife of the man who drowned himself in the kitchen sink."
- "After all, I once sold a drowning man a bottle of water."