submerge; inundate; drown out
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Meanings
2 senses · 6 examplesverb
to submerge; to inundate; to flood over (of water)
Refers to water covering land or objects. Used both for natural disasters and everyday flooding.
Hé河
lǐ里
zhǎng涨
shuǐ水
，
xiǎo小
qiáo桥
dōu都
yān淹
mò没
le了
。
The river rose and submerged the small bridge.
Hóng洪
shuǐ水
yān淹
mò没
le了
zhěng整
gè个
cūn村
zhuāng庄
。
The floodwaters inundated the entire village.
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Bào暴
yǔ雨
guò过
hòu后
，
dī低
wā洼
dì地
dài带
dōu都
bèi被
yān淹
mò没
le了
。
After the heavy rain, the low-lying areas were all flooded.
verb
to drown out; to overwhelm (of sound, emotion, etc.)
Figurative usage where something intense (sound, emotion) overpowers something else.
Léi雷
míng鸣
bān般
de的
zhǎng掌
shēng声
yān淹
mò没
le了
tā他
de的
jiǎng讲
huà话
。
Thunderous applause drowned out his speech.
Tā她
de的
shēng声
yīn音
bèi被
zhōu周
wéi围
de的
zào噪
yīn音
yān淹
mò没
le了
。
Her voice was drowned out by the surrounding noise.
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Bēi悲
shāng伤
de的
qíng情
xù绪
shùn瞬
jiān间
yān淹
mò没
le了
tā他
。
Sadness overwhelmed him in an instant.