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    Expressing 'to flood' or 'to submerge' with 淹没 (yānmò)

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    Structure

    淹没 + Object

    Explanation

    The verb 淹没 (yānmò) means "to submerge," "to flood," or "to inundate," describing water covering something completely. It is used in both literal contexts like natural disasters and figuratively to mean being overwhelmed. For example, 淹没了西班牙主要的种植区 means "flooded Spain's main growing regions."

    Examples

    • 洪水淹没了整个村庄，居民被紧急转移。

      Hóngshuǐ yānmò le zhěnggè cūnzhuāng, jūmín bèi jǐnjí zhuǎnyí.

      The flood submerged the entire village, and residents were evacuated urgently.

    • 大雨过后，低洼地区的农田全被淹没了。

      Dàyǔ guòhòu, dīwā dìqū de nóngtián quán bèi yānmò le.

      After the heavy rain, the farmland in low-lying areas was completely flooded.

    • 海水涨潮时会淹没这片沙滩。

      Hǎishuǐ zhǎngcháo shí huì yānmò zhè piàn shātān.

      The beach gets submerged when the tide comes in.

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