/draʊn; draun/
v
1 (a) [I, Ipr] die in water (or other liquid) because one is unable to breathe 淹死; 溺死
*a drowning man 快要淹死的人.
(b) [Tn, Tn.pr] kill (a person or animal) in this way 溺死（人或动物）
*drown a kitten 溺死小猫.
2 [Tn, Tn.pr] ~ sth (in sth) flood or drench sth 淹没或浸透某物
*a drowned valley 淹没的山谷
* He drowned his meal in gravy. 他把饭菜泡在肉汁里.
3 [Tn, Tn.p] ~ sb/sth (out) (of a sound) be louder than (another sound) and prevent it being heard （指一声音）淹没（另一声音）
*She turned up the radio to drown (out) the noise of the traffic. 她放大收音机的音量以压过来往车辆的嘈杂声.
4 (idm 习语) drown one's `sorrows (in drink) (esp joc 尤作戏谑语) get drunk in order to forget one's troubles 藉酒浇愁. (look) like a drowned `rat soaking wet and miserable 湿得像落汤鸡.

v
[Date: 1200-1300; Origin: Probably from a Scandinavian language]
[I and T]
to die from being under water for too long, or to kill someone in this way
　Many people drowned when the boat overturned.
　Jane was drowned in the river.
drown yourself
　Depressed, Peter tried to drown himself.
alsodrown out [T]
if a loud noise drowns out another sound, it prevents it from being heard
　A train blew its whistle and drowned his voice.
　The noise of the battle was drowned out by his aircraft's engine.
[T]
to cover something, especially food, with more liquid than is necessary or nice
drown sth in sth
　The fish was drowned in a rich sauce.
[I and T]
to have a very strong feeling or a serious problem that is difficult to deal with
drown in
　Relief agencies are drowning in frustration.
　The country is drowning in debt.
drown your sorrows
to drink a lot of alcohol in order to forget your problems