submerge
英 [səb'mɜːdʒ]
美 [səb'mɝdʒ]
- vt. 淹没；把…浸入；沉浸
- vi. 淹没；潜入水中；湮没
CET4 TEM4 IELTS 考 研 TOEFL CET6
submerge 浸入，淹没sub-,在下，-merg,浸入，词源同 emerge,immerse.
- submerge
- submerge: see merge
- submerge (v.)
- c. 1600 (transitive), from French submerger (14c.) or directly from Latin submergere "to plunge under, sink, overwhelm," from sub "under" (see sub-) + mergere "to plunge, immerse" (see merge). Intransitive meaning "sink under water, sink out of sight" is from 1650s, made common 20c. in connection with submarines. Related: Submerged; submerging.
- 1. Breaking the dam could submerge downstream cities such as Wuhan.
- 摧毁大坝可能会淹没下游城市，比如武汉。
来自柯林斯例句
- 2. The waters were rising about the rock and would soon submerge it.
- 水快涨到跟岩石一样高了，很快就会淹没它。
来自柯林斯例句
- 3. Hippos are unable to submerge in the few remaining water holes.
- 在仅剩的几个水坑里，河马根本无法没入水中。
来自柯林斯例句
- 4. The submarine had had time to submerge before the warship could approach.
- 潜水艇没等军舰靠近就及时潜入水下了。
来自《权威词典》
- 5. The submarine can submerge very quickly.
- 潜艇能非常迅速地潜入水中.
来自《简明英汉词典》
