drown/draʊn/

v.

➊ die by being unable to breathe under water; kill sb in this way

➋ cover sth with a liquid

v.

➊ [I; T] 淹死：His son drowned after falling into the river. 他的儿子掉进河里淹死了。

◇Ten people were drowned in the accident. 事故中有10人被淹死。

◇drown oneself 投水自尽

➋ [T] 淹没：The whole city was drowned when the blood came. 发洪灾时，整个城市都被淹了。

音组-own/-aʊn/

brown; down; drown; gown; town

用法“他昨天淹死了。”可译为：He drowned yesterday. = He was drowned yesterday.