drown 的用法及固定搭配

drown

1.drown用作不及物动词作“淹死”解,但除了在现在分词和动名词以外,通常不用drown而用动词to be+drowned,如The drowning man was a foreigner, He was saved from drowning和He was drowned last night。He drowned last night也不算错,但不很自然。

2.drown用作不及物动词作“淹死”解,用作及物动词作“把…淹死”解,都指“死”,说“淹而未死”或“放入水中”不可用drown,如不可说I was drowned last night, but was fortunate enough to be saved和I drowned my cat, but she jumped up and ran away。

3.drown只用于有生命的东西,不可用来指船的“沉没”或“使(船)沉没”,如不可说The ship (was) drowned yesterday,该改作下面的任何一式:

  • The ship went down yesterday.
  • The ship sank yesterday.
  • The ship was sunk yesterday.
  • The ship was lost yesterday.
  • The ship was wrecked yesterday.