submerge
UK/səb'mɜːdʒ/US/sәb'mә:dʒ/
IELTSTOEFL四级六级考研C2
释义
v.
To go or put below the surface of water
(使)沉入水中,潜入水下
v.
To cover completely; to hide or overwhelm
完全淹没;使被掩盖,使深陷
词根拆分
词根派生sub-(在下)+ merge(沉)=「沉到水面以下」。它是 emerge 的精确镜像:emerge 向上向外,submerge 向下向里。同一词根,相反前缀,相反方向。既用于字面(潜艇下潜),也用于比喻(submerged in debt 深陷债务)。
词根 merg 还连着 25 个词常用搭配
- 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
例句
- 1.
The submarine slowly submerged beneath the dark waves.
潜艇在黑色的波浪下缓缓下潜。
- 2.
The flood submerged the entire village within hours.
洪水在几小时内就淹没了整座村庄。
- 3.
He submerged himself in work to forget the loss.
他埋头工作,以忘掉那次失去。