sub·merge /səbˈmɝʤ/
(vt.)使浸水,使陷入,淹沒(vi.)潛入水中
Sub·merge v. t. [imp. & p. p. Submerged p. pr. & vb. n. Submerging ]
1. To put under water; to plunge.
2. To cover or overflow with water; to inundate; to flood; to drown.
I would thou didst,
So half my Egypt were submerged. --Shak.
Sub·merge v. i. To plunge into water or other fluid; to be buried or covered, as by a fluid; to be merged; hence, to be completely included.
Some say swallows submerge in ponds. --Gent. Mag.
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submerge
v 1: sink below the surface; go under or as if under water [syn:
submerse]
2: cover completely or make imperceptible; "I was drowned in
work"; "The noise drowned out her speech" [syn: drown, overwhelm]
3: put under water; "submerge your head completely" [syn: submerse]
4: fill or cover completely, usually with water [syn: inundate,
deluge]