submerge
v.
浸没, 淹没, 掩没
vi.
潜水
【简介】
vt.) to cover something completely with water or another liquid:
e.g. The tunnel entrance was submerged by rising sea water. 隧道入口被上升的海水淹没了。
vi.) to go under the surface of the water and be completely covered by it:
e.g. The submarine submerged. 潜艇潜入水中。
Houses are submerged in flood waters after days of heavy rains in the city of Yizhou, Southwest China’s Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, June 16, 2008.
2008年6月16日,经过连续几天的大雨,广西壮族自治区益州城里的房子淹没在水中。
【短语】
submerged rock 暗礁
the submerged tenth n. 社会的最低层
submerge yourself in something to make yourself very busy doing something, especially in order to forget about something else: e.g. Alice submerged herself in work to try and forget about Tom.
【例句与详解】
The land was submerged by the flood.
那块地被洪水淹没。
At the first sign of danger the submarine will submerge.
一有危险迹象,潜艇就会潜入水中。
His talent was submerged by his shyness.
他的羞怯掩盖了他的才华。
Her happiness at seeing him submerged her former worries.
她看到他非常高兴,顿时完全忘记了先前的烦恼。
I’m completely submerged by work [with [under] dictionary proofs].
我完全埋头于工作 [审阅字典的校样]。