1.(cover with water)+ fields, area淹没；使浸没；使沉没
The river burst its banks, submerging an entire village.河水决堤, 淹没了整个村庄。
2.(put in water)+ person, animal把…浸入水中
The animals were submerged experimentally.曾把几种动物浸入水中做实验。
3.(hide)隐藏；掩饰
He was unable to submerge a deep chuckle.他忍不住轻声长笑。
4.to submerge yourself in sth
(lose oneself)使(自己)沉浸在；使集中精力于；使陷入
He submerges himself in the world of his imagination.他沉浸在自己想象的世界中。
🄱vi.
submarine, diver, alligator, hippo +潜入水中；没于水中
Hippos are unable to submerge in the few remaining water holes.在仅剩的几个水坑里, 河马根本无法没入水中。