drown /draun/ vi. & vt. 1.淹死，溺死：She drowned in the river. 她淹死在江里了。He would have drowned if I had not instantly fished him out. 如果我没有马上把他捞起来，他就淹死了。A drowning man will catch at a straw.［谚］快淹死的人连一根草也去抓住/病重乱投医。 2. 把…淹死；淹没: A man fell overboard into the sea and was drowned. 一个人掉进海里被淹死了。 The crops were drowned by the heavy rainfall. 大雨把庄稼淹没了。Her eyes were drowned with/in tears. 她眼泪汪汪。He is drowned in love. 他沉溺于爱情之中。