submerged
/səbˈmɜːdʒ/ (bre, ipa) · [səbmˈɚdʒd] /səbˈmɝːdʒ/ (ame, ipa) · [səbmˈɚdʒd] /səb-ˈmərjd/ (ame, mw)
submerged — 動詞
- submergedpresent simple I / you / we / they
- submergeds3rd person singular
- submergeding-ing form
- submergededpast simple
1. to move or cause something to move completely under the surface of a liquid such
潛入；浸沒
完全沒入液體表面下
to move or cause something to move completely under the surface of a liquid such as the sea, a river, or a lake.
During the storm, the small fishing boat submerged beneath the crashing waves.
暴風雨中，那艘小漁船沉入了洶湧的波浪之下。
intransitive use: boat + submerge
Arjun submerged the dirty plates in the warm, soapy sink water.
Arjun 把髒盤子浸入溫熱的肥皂水中。
transitive use: person + submerge + object + in + liquid
The old wooden wreck had been submerged beneath the lake for decades.
那艘古老的木製沉船已在湖底躺了數十年。
Haruki watched the turtle surface for air, then submerge again into the green water.
Haruki 看著烏龜浮出水面換氣，然後又潛回碧綠的水中。
To remove the label, you must submerge the bottle in warm water for five minutes.
要撕下標籤，你必須把瓶子浸在溫水中五分鐘。
文法句型
submerge + object (make something go under)
submerge (no object; go under itself)
用法筆記
When used intransitively (no object), the subject moves itself under the liquid. When used transitively (with an object), someone or something is placed under the liquid by an external force.
常見錯誤
2. to put something completely out of sight or awareness by placing a physical laye
淹沒；埋沒
完全覆蓋或隱藏
to put something completely out of sight or awareness by placing a physical layer on top of it or by overwhelming it with tasks, feelings, or events — as when a mudslide buries a house or a person is swamped with work.
Construction work submerged the old village beneath layers of mud and concrete.
工程將舊村莊淹沒在層層的泥土和水泥之下。
active: [event] + submerge + [place] + beneath + [material]
Fatima felt completely submerged by the pile of bills and paperwork on her desk.
Fatima 覺得自己被桌上的帳單和文件給淹沒了。
metaphorical: feel submerged by [tasks]
The river flooded and submerged the entire ground floor of the apartment building.
河水氾濫，淹沒了公寓大樓的整個一樓。
After the merger, the smaller company was submerged into the larger corporation.
合併之後，那家小公司被併入大型企業之中。
Wei's research notes were submerged under a mountain of unrelated files.
Wei 的研究筆記被埋沒在一堆不相關的檔案之下。
文法句型
be submerged + by + noun (cause)
be submerged + in/under + noun (location/context)
用法筆記
This sense is commonly used in the passive voice (be/become submerged). The metaphorical use to describe being overwhelmed by work, debts, or emotions is common in everyday English, while the literal use refers to physical burial by materials such as mud, concrete, or floodwater.
常見錯誤
submerged — 形容詞
- submergedpositive
- more submergedcomparative
- most submergedsuperlative
1. completely covered by water or another liquid; located below the water line of a
水下的
被水完全覆蓋的
completely covered by water or another liquid; located below the water line of a sea, lake, or river.
Divers explored the submerged ruins of the ancient city off the coast.
潛水員探索了海岸外那座古城的沉沒遺跡。
submerged + noun: describes ruins
The road was completely submerged after three days of heavy rain across the valley.
連續三天的暴雨使得山谷中的道路完全被水淹沒。
be + submerged: passive description of state
Submerged rocks can be very dangerous for small boats in shallow water.
淺水中的潛礁對小船來說可能非常危險。
Sofia photographed the submerged statue in the clear, blue lake.
Sofia 拍攝了清澈藍色湖水中的那尊水下雕像。
The rescue team found the car completely submerged in the flooded canal.
救援隊在水淹的運河中發現那輛車已完全泡在水中。
- underwater
more general; can describe anything located beneath the water surface
- sunken
specifically describes something that has fallen or been placed at the bottom
- flooded
describes an area covered by water that is usually dry
- immersed
emphasizes being fully placed in liquid, often in a technical or scientific context
- dry
not covered by water
- above water
located on or above the water surface
文法句型
submerged + noun
be + submerged
remain + submerged
用法筆記
Most common adjectival use of 'submerged'. Distinguish from 'submersible' (meaning capable of being used under water, not currently under it) and from sense 2 of this part of speech (aquatic plants or organisms).
常見錯誤
2. developing or persisting fully beneath the water's surface, used chiefly for pla
水生的
生長或存活於水面下的
developing or persisting fully beneath the water's surface, used chiefly for plants or organisms that complete most or all of their life cycle below the water line.
The pond was full of submerged plants that oxygenated the water for the fish.
池塘裡長滿了水生植物，為魚類提供氧氣。
submerged + plants: aquatic vegetation
These frogs spend most of their lives in a submerged state under the mud.
這些青蛙大部分時間都處於泥巴下的水生狀態。
submerged + state: condition of being under water
Submerged vegetation provides a safe hiding place for young fish.
水生植物為小魚提供了安全的藏身之處。
The biologist studied the submerged roots of the mangrove trees near the coast.
生物學家研究了海岸附近紅樹林的水生根部。
- aquatic
broader term for anything living in or near water, not necessarily fully under the surface
- underwater
general term; less technical than 'submerged' in biology contexts
- submersed
technical synonym used in botany for plants that grow entirely under water
- emerged
(of plants) rising above the water surface
- terrestrial
living on land
文法句型
submerged + noun (plant/vegetation/species)
用法筆記
Restricted to biology and ecology contexts. Unlike sense 1 (UNDER WATER), which covers any object or place under water, this sense is used almost exclusively for living things or plant parts that naturally grow or remain below the surface.