c. 1600 (transitive), from French submerger (14c.) or directly from Latin submergere "to plunge under, sink, overwhelm," from sub "under" (see sub-) + mergere "to plunge, immerse" (see merge). Intransitive meaning "sink under water, sink out of sight" is from 1650s, made common 20c. in connection with submarines. Related: Submerged; submerging.
雙語例句
1. Breaking the dam could submerge downstream cities such as Wuhan.
摧毀大壩可能會淹沒下游城市，比如武漢。
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2. The waters were rising about the rock and would soon submerge it.
水快漲到跟巖石一樣高了，很快就會淹沒它。
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3. Hippos are unable to submerge in the few remaining water holes.
在僅剩的幾個水坑里，河馬根本無法沒入水中。
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4. The submarine had had time to submerge before the warship could approach.