淹没 (淹沒)
yān mò
Pinyin

Definition

淹没 (淹沒)
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yān mò
  1. to submerge
  2. to drown
  3. to flood
  4. to drown out (also fig.)

Character Decomposition

Related Words (6)

淹没
yān mò
  1. 1 to submerge
  2. 2 to drown
  3. 3 to flood
  4. 4 to drown out (also fig.)
淹
yān
  1. 1 to flood
  2. 2 to submerge
  3. 3 to drown
  4. 4 to irritate the skin (of liquids)
  5. 5 to delay
淹死
yān sǐ
  1. 1 to drown
淹水
yān shuǐ
  1. 1 to be flooded
淹留
yān liú
  1. 1 to stay for a long period

Sample Sentences

经常被水淹没区域架高的走道也被淹没，不得不拆除，“水上巴士”暂停服务。
jīngcháng bèi shuǐ yānmò qūyù jiàgāo de zǒudào yě bèi yānmò ，bùdé bù chāichú ，“shuǐshàngbāshì ”zàntíng fúwù 。
The elevated walkways which were often inundated had to be dismantled. The “water buses” were also temporarily suspended.
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当地时间八月十七日印度加尔各答，当地迎来降雨天气，街道被积水淹没。
dāngdì shíjiān Bāyuè shíqī rì Yìndù Jiāěrgèdá ，dāngdì yínglái jiàngyǔ tiānqì ，jiēdào bèi jīshuǐ yānmò 。
On August 17, local time in Calcutta, India, rainy weather caused the streets to be flooded with water.
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我们已是彼此生命中的过客，被淹没在各自时针和分针的颤动中，如同两条曾经相交的轨迹被打散，成了平行线。
wǒmen yǐ shì bǐcǐ shēngmìng zhōng de guòkè ，bèi yānmò zài gèzì shízhēn hé fēnzhēn de chàndòng zhōng ，rútóng liǎng tiáo céngjīng xiāngjiāo de guǐjī bèi dǎsàn ，chéng le píngxíngxiàn 。
We're already just passing travelers in each other's lives, we've been lost to the ticks of the minute and second hand, like two intersecting lines that have been dispersed into parallel lines.
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尼罗河每年都会泛滥。洪水到来时，会淹没河两岸的农田。洪水退去后，又会留下一层厚厚的河泥，形成肥沃的土壤。
Níluóhé měinián dōu huì fànlàn 。hóngshuǐ dàolái shí ，huì yānmò hé liǎng\'àn de nóngtián 。hóngshuǐ tuìqù hòu ，yòu huì liúxià yī céng hòuhòu de héní ，xíngchéng féiwò de tǔrǎng 。
The Nile floods every year. When flood waters arrive, they cover the fields on both banks of the river. When the flood waters recede, they leave a layer of thick river mud, resulting in fertile soil.
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裂口中喷出的火焰燃烧着人们的房屋和农作物。地下水也从缝隙中喷涌而出，淹没了大地。虎狼猛兽也跑下山来吞食人类。
lièkǒu zhōng pēn chū de huǒyàn ránshāo zhe rénmen de fángwū hé nóngzuòwù 。dìxiàshuǐ yě cóng fèngxì zhōng pēnyǒng érchū ，yānmò le dàdì 。hǔ láng měngshòu yě pǎo xià shān lái tūnshí rénlèi 。
The fire that rushed out of the gap burned the peoples' houses and crops. Water gushed from the cavity and flooded the earth. Tigers, wolves and beasts rushed down the mountain to devour the humans.
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把我们淹没。
bǎ wǒmen yānmò 。
Flood us.
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