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"drowned" in Chinese (Traditional)

溺斃的淹死了

Definition

這是「drown」的過去式,表示因無法呼吸而在水中溺斃,或把人或動物壓在水下使其溺斃。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

這個詞通常用於嚴重或悲劇性的情況。'Drowned' 可以是不及物用法('He drowned'),也可以是及物用法('The flood drowned the animals')。它也會出現在比喻表達 'drowned out' 中,表示聲音被更大的聲音蓋過,但那是另一種表達。

Examples

The cat almost drowned in the river.

那隻貓差點在河裡**淹死了**。

He drowned while swimming alone.

他獨自游泳時**淹死了**。

The heavy rain drowned many small plants.

大雨把許多小植物都**淹死了**。

By the time help arrived, he had already drowned.

等救援到的時候,他已經**淹死了**。

The child fell into the pool and nearly drowned.

那個孩子掉進泳池裡,差點**淹死**。

We thought the engine had drowned after the boat flipped.

船翻了以後,我們以為引擎已經**進水壞了**。