1. drown out : 淹没, 压过；
及物动词
1. （把…）淹死，溺死
When someone drowns or is drowned, they die because they have gone or been pushed under water and cannot breathe.
2. 淹没（于…中）；置身（于…中）
If you say that a person or thing is drowning in something, you are emphasizing that they have a very large amount of it, or are completely covered in it.
3. 盖过,淹没(声音)
If something drowns a sound, it is so loud that you cannot hear that sound properly.
4. 借酒浇愁
If you say that someone is drowning their sorrows, you mean that they are drinking alcohol in order to forget something sad or upsetting that has happened to them.
1. die from being submerged in water, getting water into the lungs, and asphyxiating
e.g. The child drowned in the lake
2. get rid of as if by submerging
e.g. She drowned her trouble in alcohol
3. kill by submerging in water
e.g. He drowned the kittens
4. cover completely or make imperceptible
e.g. I was drowned in work
The noise drowned out her speech
5. be covered with or submerged in a liquid
e.g. the meat was swimming in a fatty gravy
Synonym: swim