submersion

IPA/səbˈmɜːʃn/
KK[səbmˈɚʒən]IPA/səbˈmɜːrʒn/

submersion — 名詞

1. The condition of being fully underneath a liquid, or the action of putting somet

1.名詞B2
釋義

浸沒

完全沒入液體中的狀態或動作

The condition of being fully underneath a liquid, or the action of putting something completely under the surface so that every part of it is covered.

例句

The submarine's emergency submersion took less than twenty seconds.

這艘潛水艇的緊急浸沒過程花了不到二十秒。

collocation: emergency submersion (unplanned rapid dive)

Doctors warned that prolonged submersion in cold water can cause severe hypothermia.

醫生警告說,長時間浸沒在冷水中可能導致嚴重的體溫過低。

collocation: prolonged submersion in [liquid]

常見搭配
  • emergency submersion
  • prolonged submersion
  • complete submersion
  • submersion in water
  • rapid submersion
同義詞
  • immersion

    more common for both literal and figurative uses; 'submersion' is more formal and technical

  • submergence

    essentially synonymous but even less frequent in everyday English

反義詞
  • emergence

    the act of coming up out of a liquid

用法筆記

Almost always literal (physical). For figurative meanings such as being deeply involved in a culture or activity, use 'immersion' instead.

常見錯誤

His submersion in the local culture helped him make friends.
His immersion in the local culture helped him make friends.
'Submersion' refers to physical covering by liquid; use 'immersion' for figurative involvement in an activity or culture.