淹没

yān mò

HSK 2.0 Level 6 HSK 3.0 Level 6 Verb Uncommon

Definitions

1. to submerge
2. to drown
3. to flood
4. to drown out (also fig.)

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Word relationships

Antonyms

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浮出

fú chū

to emerge

淹没表示下沉或隐藏，浮出表示上升到表面

Related words

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掩埋

yǎn mái

to bury

用于抽象事物，如声音被盖过或心情被覆盖

Usage notes

Collocations

淹没常接在...中或抽象宾语，如淹没在掌声中、淹没历史真相；较少直接搭配具体小物体。

Common mistakes

淹没强调完全覆盖、消失；'淹'单独可指被水浸没但未完全覆盖，如'村子淹了'；误将'淹没'用于部分浸水。

Example Sentences

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这场洪水淹没了很多农田。

This flood submerged a lot of farmland.

洪水泛滥，淹没了许多农田。

The flood overflowed and submerged many farmlands.

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Child Words of 淹没

没

méi

(negative prefix for verbs) have not; not

drowned

to flood

淹没