drown 是一个英语动词，表示“淹死”或“溺水”。它通常指的是因为无法呼吸而被水或其他液体淹没的情况。

音标：

/draʊn/

词性：

动词（verb）

中文翻译：

淹死

溺水

读音：

发音类似于 "drown"。其中“d”发音如中文的“滴”，“r”发音为英语常见的舌尖卷起音，“ow”发音类似“au”，最后“n”如中文的“嗯”。

用法：

drown 常用于描述溺水死亡的情景。

它也可以表示被液体覆盖或压倒的情况。

例句：

The child almost drowned in the pool yesterday.
(昨天那孩子差点在游泳池里淹死。)

He drowned while trying to swim across the river.
(他在尝试游过河时溺水身亡。)

They found her body drowned in the lake.
(他们在湖里找到了她淹死的尸体。)

The boat sank and everyone on board drowned.
(船沉没了，船上的所有人都淹死了。)

He was drowned in a sea of paperwork at work.
(他在工作中被一堆文件淹没了。)

I can't hear you; the music is drowning out your voice.
(我听不见你说话，音乐太大声了。)

The heavy rain drowned the crops in the field.
(大雨把田里的庄稼淹没了。)

The boat capsized, and many people drowned.
(船翻了，很多人淹死了。)

He almost drowned but was saved at the last minute.
(他差点淹死，但最后一刻被救了。)

Her cries for help were drowned by the sound of the storm.
(她的求救声被暴风雨的声音压过了。)

相关短语：

drown out - 淹没（声音）；使听不见

The thunder drowned out their conversation.
(雷声淹没了他们的对话。)

drown one's sorrows - 借酒消愁

After the breakup, he tried to drown his sorrows in alcohol.
(分手后，他试图通过喝酒来消愁。)