drown的用法，落汤鸡可以怎么翻译？ 借酒壮胆， 借酒浇愁
drowned like a drowned 'rat (informal)1.■very wet 像落汤鸡:
She came in from the storm looking like a drowned rat. 她冒着暴雨来，淋得像落汤鸡。
另外参考
drown your 'fears / 'loneliness / 'sorrows, etc.
(especially humorous)to get drunk in order to forget your problems
借酒壮胆/解寂寞/浇愁等
drown
drown/ draun / verb1. to die because you have been underwater too long and you cannot breathe; to kill sb in this way
(使)淹死,溺死:
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Two children drowned after falling into the river.
两个孩子掉进河里淹死了。
He had attempted to rescue the drowning man.
他曾试图去救那个溺水的男人。
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She tried to drown herself.
她试图投水自杀。
He was drowned at sea.
他淹死在海里。
They had drowned the unwanted kittens.
他们把没人要的小猫淹死了。
2.~ sth (in sth)to make sth very wet; to completely cover sth in water or another liquid
浸透；淹没；浸泡
SYN drench :
The fruit was drowned in cream.
水果在奶油里泡过。
3.~ sb / sth (out) (of a sound 声音) to be louder than other sounds so that you cannot hear them
压过；盖没；淹没:
She turned up the radio to drown out the noise from next door.
她开大了收音机的音量以压过隔壁房间的吵闹声。
• drown·ing noun :
death by drowning
溺水身亡
Alcohol plays a part in an estimated 30% of drownings.
大约有 30% 的溺水是酒精的作用所致。
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