submerging

v.

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1. V-ERG (使)浸没;(使)淹没;(使)潜入水中;(使)没入水中 If something submerges or if you submerge it, it goes below the surface of some water or another liquid. 
  • 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。

  • The river burst its banks, submerging an entire village.

    河水决堤,淹没了整个村庄。

2. VERB 沉浸;陷入;埋头于 If you submerge yourself in an activity, you give all your attention to it and do not think about anything else. 
  • He submerges himself in the world of his imagination.

    他沉浸在自己想象的世界中。

Noun

1. sinking until covered completely with water