drown; be submerged; catastrophic blow
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Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesverb
to drown; to be submerged by water over one's head
literaryLiterally describes drowning, but is more commonly used figuratively to describe being overwhelmed by disaster or suffering a complete, ruinous defeat.
Tū突
fā发
de的
shān山
hóng洪
shǐ使
jǐ几
wèi位
cūn村
mín民
miàn面
lín临
miè灭
dǐng顶
zhī之
zāi灾
。
A sudden flash flood put several villagers in danger of drowning.
Chéng成
yǔ语
“
miè灭
dǐng顶
zhī之
zāi灾
”
bǐ比
yù喻
huǐ毁
miè灭
xìng性
de的
zāi灾
nàn难
。
The idiom 'mie ding zhi zai' (a calamity of being drowned) metaphorically refers to a catastrophic disaster.
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Cuò错
wù误
de的
tóu投
zī资
jué决
cè策
jī几
hū乎
ràng让
zhè这
jiā家
gōng公
sī司
zāo遭
yù遇
miè灭
dǐng顶
zhī之
zāi灾
。
The wrong investment decision almost brought a catastrophic blow to this company.