immerse

英[ɪ'mɜːs]，美[ɪ'mɝs]

vt. 沉浸; 使专心于; 使陷入
助记：im-进 + mers-沉没 + -e → 沉进去 → 沉浸。

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权威词源导读

immerse (v.) - 表示："to plunge into (a fluid)"，15世纪早期 (见immersed)，源自拉丁语immersus, immergere "to plunge in, dip into, sink, submerge" 的过去分词 (参见immersion)。

词源说明（童理民）

1. immerse : im-,进入，使，-mers,浸入，词源同emerge,submerse.

21世纪大英汉词典

#immersevt.1.■使浸没，把…浸入：He is immersed in the swimming pool.他完全沉进了水中。Immerse the cloth in the dye for twenty minutes.把布在染液里浸20分钟。2.■使沉浸于；使专心于(常与in连用)：He immersed himself in study during the vacation.他在假期里埋头学习。3.■使深陷于；使卷入：to immerse oneself among the masses深入群众His brother was immersed in deep debts.他的弟弟负债累累。4.■把…浸入；把…嵌入：shells immersed in the sand埋在沙里的贝壳5.■【宗教】给…施浸礼变形vt.immersedimmersing#