drown

溺死する、溺れる

水などの液体の中で息ができずに死ぬ。

やさしい英語で： To die because you cannot breathe while under water or another liquid.

• He nearly drowned in the river.
• Three passengers drowned when the boat sank.
• She cannot swim and is afraid of drowning.

使い方： drown in something (Two people drowned in the lake.)

類義語： drench

よく使う表現： drown in water, nearly drown, drown at sea

かき消す、埋もれさせる

別のものが大量に重なることで、聞こえたり見えたり気づいたりしにくくする。

やさしい英語で： To make something hard to hear, see, or notice by covering it with much more of something else.

• The rain drowned out his voice.
• Loud cheers drowned the final announcement.
• Useful advice was drowned in a mass of conflicting reports.

使い方： drown out something (The music drowned out our conversation.); drown something in something (The important facts were drowned in unnecessary detail.)

類義語： obscure, mask, overpower

よく使う表現： drown out something, drown someone’s voice, drown something in something

埋もれる、圧倒される

水に覆われる、または処理しきれないほどの仕事や情報、問題を抱える。

やさしい英語で： To be covered by water or have far more work, information, or problems than you can manage.

• I am drowning in work.
• The fields drowned under days of heavy rain.
• Small businesses can drown in debt.

使い方： drown in something (We are drowning in paperwork this week.)

類義語： be overwhelmed, be flooded, be swamped

よく使う表現： drown in debt, drown in work, drown in paperwork

溺死させる

人や動物を水中に押しとどめ、息ができないようにして死なせる。

やさしい英語で： To kill a person or animal by keeping them under water so they cannot breathe.

• Someone tried to drown the dog.
• The attacker drowned his victim in a pond.
• The story describes a king who drowned his enemies.

使い方： drown someone/something in something (The murderer drowned his victim in the river.)

よく使う表現： drown someone deliberately, drown an animal, drown someone in something, drown a dog