Immerse



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解释

GRE 红宝书

• v. 浸入; 沉浸于
• ［英］ v. 浸入 ( to plunge, drop, or dip into liquid) ; 沉浸于 ( engross)
• ［记］ im ( 进入) +merse ( merge 浸入) -> 浸入
• ［例］ I immersed myself in work so as to stop thinking about her.

Webster Collegiate

transitive verb (immersed; immersing)

• Etymology: Middle English, from Latin immersus, past participle of immergere, from in- + mergere to merge
• Date: 15th century
• 1. to plunge into something that surrounds or covers; especially to plunge or dip into a fluid
• 2. engross, absorb <completely immersed in his work>
• 3. to baptize by immersion

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