submerge

英 [səb'mɜːdʒ] 美 [səb'mɝdʒ]
  • vt. 淹没;把…浸入;沉浸
  • vi. 淹没;潜入水中;湮没
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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》

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