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Collins English-Chinese Dictionary

submerge [səb'məːʤ]
  1. 1. vt. 使淹没
  2. 2. vi. [submarine+] 潜入水中
    to submerge o.s. in sth
    [fig] 献身于某事

Comprehensive English-Chinese Dictionary

submerge [səb 'mɝʤ] [səb 'məːʤ]
  1. 1. vt. 浸没，淹没
  2. 2. vt. 遮掩；隐藏，埋没
  3. 3. vt. 使陷入贫困；使贫穷
  4. 4. vi. 没入（或潜入）水中

Collins English-English Dictionary

submerge [səb'm3ːʤ] [səb'm3ːs]
  1. 1. vb to plunge, sink, or dive or cause to plunge, sink, or dive below the surface of water, etc
  2. 2. vt. [tr] to cover with water or some other liquid
  3. 3. vt. [tr] to hide; suppress
  4. 4. vt. [tr] to overwhelm, as with work, difficulties, etc
  5. 5. vt. [Etymology] C17: from Latin submergere, from sub- + mergere to immerse
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Examples

to submerge o.s. in sth
[fig] 献身于某事 → submerge
这个出色的潜水员可以潜入海下243米的深处工作。
The excellent diver can submerge as deep as 243 meters to work. → 潜水员

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