1 [I,T] to die in water because it is not possible to breathe; to make sb die in this way (使)溺死:
The girl fell into the river and drowned.女孩掉到河里溺死了。Twenty people were drowned in the floods.洪水淹死了二十个人。
2 [T] drown sb/sth (out) (used about a sound) to be so loud that you cannot hear sb/sth else (指声音)盖过:
His answer was drowned out by the music.他的回答淹没在乐声之中。
drown/draUn; draʊn/v 1 [I,T] to die by being under water for too long, or to kill someone in this way(使)淹死﹐(使)溺毙: The boys almost drowned in the river. 几个男孩子险些在河里淹死。Hundreds of people were drowned when the ferry sank. 渡船沉没﹐上百人被淹死。He saved his brother from drowning. 他救了他那溺水的兄弟。2 also 又作 drown out [T] to prevent a sound from being heard by making a louder noise 把〔声音〕盖过﹐淹没: We put on some music to drown out their yelling. 我们放了点音乐来盖过他们的喊叫声。see box at见 HEAR 方框
drowndrowndrownsdrowneddrowningverb (drowns, drowning, drowned)to die under water because you cannot breathe; to make somebody die in this way: The boy fell in the river and drowned.Twenty people were drowned in the floods.