drown的用法，落汤鸡可以怎么翻译？ 借酒壮胆， 借酒浇愁

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drowned like a drowned 'rat (informal)
1.■very wet 像落汤鸡:
She came in from the storm looking like a drowned rat. 她冒着暴雨来，淋得像落汤鸡。


另外参考
drown your 'fears / 'loneliness / 'sorrows, etc.   
(especially humorous)  to get drunk in order to forget your problems
   借酒壮胆/解寂寞/浇愁等


drown
drown  / draun / verb1. to die because you have been underwater too long and you cannot breathe; to kill sb in this way
   (使)淹死,溺死:
  ▪ [V]
   Two children drowned after falling into the river.
   两个孩子掉进河里淹死了。
   He had attempted to rescue the drowning man.
   他曾试图去救那个溺水的男人。
  ▪ [VN]
   She tried to drown herself.
   她试图投水自杀。
   He was drowned at sea.
   他淹死在海里。
   They had drowned the unwanted kittens.
   他们把没人要的小猫淹死了。
2.  [VN]  ~ sth (in sth)  to make sth very wet; to completely cover sth in water or another liquid
   浸透；淹没；浸泡
   SYN   drench :
   The fruit was drowned in cream.
   水果在奶油里泡过。
3.  [VN]  ~ sb / sth (out) (of a sound 声音) to be louder than other sounds so that you cannot hear them
   压过；盖没；淹没:
   She turned up the radio to drown out the noise from next door.
   她开大了收音机的音量以压过隔壁房间的吵闹声。
• drown·ing noun [U, C] :
   death by drowning
   溺水身亡
   Alcohol plays a part in an estimated 30% of drownings.
   大约有 30% 的溺水是酒精的作用所致。