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  2. /half-submerged

half-submerged

UK/hɑːf-səb'mɜːdʒd/US

Definitions

adj.

Partly under water or below a surface

半淹没的;半沉入水中的

Root Breakdown

Native English
half-root
+
submergedroot
=half-submerged

half + submerged = only partly under the surface. A transparent compound: half of it is below water, half above.

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    A half-submerged log drifted slowly down the river.

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