immerse

US: /ˌɪˈmɝs/
UK: /ɪmˈɜːs/


English Vietnamese dictionary


immerse /i'mə:s/
  • ngoại động từ
    • nhúng, nhận chìm, ngâm
    • ngâm (mình) vào nước để rửa tội
    • chôn vào, chôn vùi
    • mắc vào, đắm chìm vào, ngập vào, mải mê vào
      • to be immersed in debt: mắc nợ đìa
      • to be immersed in thought: trầm ngâm suy nghĩ, mải suy nghĩ

Advanced English dictionary


+ verb [VN]
1 ~ sb/sth (in sth) to put sb/sth into a liquid so that they or it are completely covered: The seeds will swell when immersed in water.
2 ~ yourself / sb in sth to become or make sb completely involved in sth: She immersed herself in her work. + Clare and Phil were immersed in conversation in the corner.

Thesaurus dictionary


v.
1 plunge, sink, submerge, dip, dunk, duck, inundate:
Immerse the device in the water before switching it on.
2 plunge, sink, submerge, bury, absorb, engross, engage, occupy, involve:
I immersed myself in my work and never noticed the time.

Collocation dictionary


1 put sth in liquid

ADV.

completely, fully, totally | partially

PREP.

in
The seeds need to be completely immersed in water.

2 concentrate completely on sth

ADV.

deeply
Clare and Phil were deeply immersed in conversation.
| completely, totally | in
For six months I totally immersed myself in my work.


Concise English dictionary


immerses|immersed|immersingɪ'mɜrs /ɪ'mɜːs
verb
+thrust or throw into
+engross (oneself) fully
+enclose or envelop completely, as if by swallowing
+cause to be immersed