Translation

• to flood
• to submerge
• to drown
• to irritate the skin (of liquids)
• to delay

Synonyms

• 淹没, 溺水, 灭顶
• 刺, 刺激, 剌, 呛, 咬, 杀, 条件刺激, 烟, 薰, 辣

Examples

• 海啸席卷稻田， 淹没了城镇。
  Tsunamis swept through rice fields and flooded the towns.
• 我差一点淹死。
  I came near to being drowned.
• 有人把她淹死在浴缸裡。
  Somebody had drowned her in the bathtub.
• 由于全球气候变暖，城市可能被完全地淹没。
  Due to global warming, cities could be completely submerged.
• 住在海边的人可能失掉他们的家，而且城市可能被完全地淹没。
  People living on coastlines might lose their homes, and cities might be completely submerged.