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Chinese dictionary
- 1
v.be neglected; fall into oblivion
湮没忧愁
submerge one's worries
她的害羞湮没了她的才华。
Her talent was submerged by her shyness.
antonym
- 2
n.annihilation
巴比伦的文明早已湮没。
The Babylonian civilization has long fallen into oblivion.
避免湮没
be rescued from oblivion
Word usage
- Note"湮没" is different from "淹没". "淹没" means flooding or immersion, and it also metaphorically means "overwhelming" the sound. "湮没" is mainly used to indicate the burying of a person's reputation or deeds or the burying of things. "淹没" is more commonly used in spoken and written language, and "湮没" is used in written language.