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溺おぼれる

Ichidan verbverb (generic)intransitive verb

おぼれる

to struggle in the water, to sink below the surface and become unable to breathe, to (nearly) drown
to indulge in, to lose one's head over something, to be addicted, to wallow in

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Example sentences

子供こどもの頃ころ、川かわで溺おぼれそうになったことがある。

When I was a child, I once almost drowned in the river.

彼かれは仕事しごとを忘わすれてギャンブルに溺おぼれてしまった。

He forgot about work and ended up becoming addicted to gambling.

溺おぼれている人ひとを見みたら、すぐに助たすけを呼よんでください。

If you see someone drowning, please call for help immediately.

悲かなしみに溺おぼれず、前まえを向むいて生いきていこう。

Without wallowing in sadness, let's move forward and keep living.

彼女かのじょは恋愛れんあいに溺おぼれるあまり、大切たいせつな友人ゆうじん関係かんけいを失うしなってしまった。

She became so lost in romance that she ended up losing her important friendships.

floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river

fruit, nut; seed; (in broth) pieces of meat, vegetable, etc.; content, substance

joint, knuckle; tune, melody; node (of a plant stem), joint, knot (in wood), knob; (notable) point, part; node

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floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river

fruit, nut; seed; (in broth) pieces of meat, vegetable, etc.; content, substance

joint, knuckle; tune, melody; node (of a plant stem), joint, knot (in wood), knob; (notable) point, part; node

sentence; composition, text, writings; the literary arts (as opposed to the military arts), academia, literature; statement

price, cost; value, worth, merit

elephant (Elephantidae spp.)