drown out
US /draʊn aʊt/
UK /draʊn aʊt/
1.
蓋過, 淹沒
to be louder than another sound, so that the other sound cannot be heard
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The music was so loud it almost drowned out the conversation.
音樂太響了，幾乎蓋過了談話聲。
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The sound of the waves drowned out her cries for help.
海浪聲蓋過了她的求救聲。