動詞 drown:

1. cover completely or make imperceptible
   同義詞：submerge, overwhelm
2. get rid of as if by submerging
3. die from being submerged in water, getting water into the lungs, and asphyxiating
4. kill by submerging in water

1. It is cruel to drown the cat in the river.
   把貓淹死在河里是件殘忍的事。
2. The little girl drowned in the river.
   小女孩在河里淹死了。
3. The band drowned our conversation.
   樂隊的演奏聲把我們談話的聲音淹沒了。

drown

v.（動詞）
drowned,drown.ing,drowns
v.tr.（及物動詞）
To kill by submerging and suffocating in water or another liquid.
淹死：使沒于并窒息于水或其它液體而被殺死
To drench thoroughly or cover with or as if with a liquid.
浸沒：徹底浸濕或用或類似用液體蓋沒
To deaden one`s awareness of; blot out:
麻痹某人對…的意識；驅(qū)除：
例句：
people who drowned their troubles in drink.
借酒澆愁的人們

To muffle or mask (a sound) by a louder sound:
以更大的聲音壓過或蓋沒（一個聲音）：
例句：
screams that were drowned out by the passing train.
被經(jīng)過的火車壓倒的尖叫聲

v.intr.（不及物動詞）
To die by suffocating in water or another liquid.
淹死：在水或其它液體中因窒息而死

來源：
Middle English drounen
中古英語 drounen
[probably of Scandinavian origin] * see dhreg-
[可能源自斯堪的納維亞] *參見 dhreg-