submerge

Definitions

sub- (under) + merge (sink) = "to sink under the surface." It is the exact mirror of emerge: emerge goes up and out, submerge goes down and under. Same root, opposite prefixes, opposite directions. Used literally (the submarine submerged) and figuratively (submerged in debt).

Common Collocations

• 1.submerge in water浸入水中
• 2.submerge beneath the surface沉入水面以下
• 3.submerge oneself in全身心投入
• 4.completely submerge完全淹没

Example Sentences

• 1.

  The submarine slowly submerged beneath the dark waves.

• 2.

  The flood submerged the entire village within hours.

• 3.

  He submerged himself in work to forget the loss.