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Definitions

  1. 1. to submerge
  2. 2. to drown
  3. 3. to flood
  4. 4. to drown out (also fig.)

Components

Example Sentences

他的声音被观众的掌声淹没了。

Tā de shēngyīn bèi guānzhòng de zhǎngshēng yānmò le.

His voice was drowned out by the audience’s applause.

大雨过后,河水上涨,附近的农田被淹没了。

Dàyǔ guòhòu, héshuǐ shàngzhǎng, fùjìn de nóngtián bèi yānmò le.

After the heavy rain, the river rose and the nearby farmland was flooded.

如果没有计划,你很容易被每天的小事淹没。

Rúguǒ méiyǒu jìhuà, nǐ hěn róngyì bèi měitiān de xiǎoshì yānmò.

Without a plan, you can easily be overwhelmed by daily trivial matters.

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