drown

Clapping drowned the speaker's words for a moment.

掌声盖过了发言人的说话声有一阵儿。

Nowadays, there are numerous people who gradually find themselves drowning in debt.

如今有很多逐渐发现自己深陷债务的人们。

But there's a growing body of evidence suggesting that today's young adults are also drowning in credit-card debt and that many of them will take this debt to their graves.

但越来越多的证据表明，如今的年轻人也深陷信用卡债务的泥潭，他们中的许多人将把这些债务带进坟墓。

Last night a boy was drowned in the river.

昨晚一名男孩在那条河里溺水身亡。

A child can drown in only a few inches of water.

儿童在仅仅几英寸深的水中就能溺死。

Without keeping the brain active while sleeping, they would probably drown.

如果在睡觉时不保持大脑活跃，它们可能会被淹死。