submerge

• 动词，表示使某物沉入或没入液体表面以下，或指完全被液体覆盖；也可指使某人或某物陷入某种状态或处境。

A verb used to indicate the act of placing or going below the surface of a liquid, or of completely covering something.

1. Sink below the surfaceB2formal

   To go under the surface of a liquid, especially water.

   沉入水中

   • The submarine submerged silently into the ocean.
   • He watched the boat slowly submerge beneath the waves.
   • The crocodile can submerge for long periods.

   同义词descenddivego underplungesink

   反义词emergefloatsurface

2. Cover completelyB2formal

   To cover something entirely with a liquid, usually water.

   淹没

   • She submerged the vegetables in cold water to clean them.
   • The flood submerged the entire village.
   • To test its waterproofness, they submerged the phone in a tank.

   同义词delugedipdunkengulffloodimmerseinundateplungeswamp

   反义词exposerevealsurfaceuncover

3. Make imperceptibleC1formal

   To hide or obscure something so it is no longer noticeable.

   掩盖

   • His personal feelings were submerged by his professional duty.
   • The loud music submerged all other sounds in the room.
   • Her worries were submerged in the excitement of the event.

   同义词burycloakconcealcoverhidemaskobscurescreenshroudveil

   反义词discloseexposerevealuncover