(1) 1) 淹死 (die in water (or other liquid) because unable to breathe) [I， I+prep]：He was～ing. 他快淹死了。He～ed in the river. 他淹死在这河里了。a～ing man 一个快要淹死的人;2) 把……淹死 (kill (a person or animal) in this way) [T+n， T+n+prep]：～a dog/a kitten 淹死一只狗/猫;～oneself 跳水自尽; Floods～ed large flocks of sheep. 洪水淹死了大群的羊。Somebody～ed her in her bath. 有人把她淹死在浴盆里。Three sailors were～ed . 三个水手淹死了。look like a～ed rat 像只落汤鸡;

(2) 淹没，浸泡 (flood or soak in a liquid) [T+n， T+n+prep]：The heavy rain/river/flood～ed the fields (low-lying farmland/houses/streets). 大雨/河/洪水淹没了田地(低洼处的农田/房屋/街道)。a～ed valley 洪水淹没了的山谷;～the peas in butter/the meat in grease/the pancakes in syrup/the steam-pudding in custard 把豌豆泡在黄油里/肉泡在油脂里/煎饼泡在糖浆里/蒸布丁泡在牛奶蛋糊里;～some bananas with cream 用奶油淋满香蕉;(crops) be～ed by the heavy rainfall (庄稼)被大雨淹没了;(eyes) be～ed in tears (眼睛)噙满了泪水;～sb with a deluge of cold water 把某人泡在大量的冷水中;〖同〗flood， soak;〖反〗dry， drain;

(3) 压(盖)过(另一声音) (cause (a sound) not to be heard by making a louder noise) [T+n， T+n+adv(out)]： (laughter)～out his speech (笑声)压过了他演讲的声音;(audience's coughing)～out his playing (观众的咳嗽声)压过了他的演奏声;(children's shouts)～out his words (孩子们的喊声)压过了他说话的声音;The waves～ed out the music. 波涛声淹没了音乐。 (voice) be～ed (out) by the roar of traffic (说话声)被车辆的隆隆声淹没;(screams) be～ed (out) by the noise of the storm (嘶叫)被暴风雨的呼啸声淹没;The speaker/singer was～ed (out) by the applause. 演讲者的声音/歌星的演唱被掌声淹没了。〖同〗overcome;

(4) 使沉溺于 ((cause (oneself) to become very active or deeply interested in sth) [T+n+prep(in)]：～oneself in work 沉溺于工作;

drown one's sorrows 借酒浇愁：He～ed his sorrows in drink/wine. 他借酒浇愁。