Word · 単語
溺れる
Reading おぼれる
to struggle in the water
- 1 to struggle in the water, to sink below the surface and become unable to breathe, to (nearly) drown
- 2 to indulge in, to lose one's head over something, to be addicted, to wallow in
N3
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例文 · examples
酒におぼれるな。
Don't indulge yourself too much in drinking.
sense 2 · to indulge in
危うく溺れるところだった。
I came near to being drowned.
sense 1 · to struggle in the water
もうちょっとで溺れるところだった。
I almost drowned.
sense 1 · to struggle in the water
彼はコカインに溺れている。
He is addicted to cocaine.
sense 2 · to indulge in
彼らのうち２人がおぼれた。
Two of them were drowned.
sense 1 · to struggle in the water