submerge

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• ① 浸入[沉入]水中;淹没
  • The floods submerged many villages.洪水淹没了很多村庄。

• ② 1覆蔽,埋没<in>(★常用被动式)2使(人)沉浸(于工作、思索等)<by, in, with, under>(★通常用被动式)
  • He was submerged in his overcoat.他被大衣蒙着。
  • He submerged himself in paperwork.他埋首于文书工作。
  • I'm completely submerged by [with, under] company reports.我完全沉浸在公司的报告中。