He had attempted to rescue the drowning man.

他曾试图去救那个溺水的男人。

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He jumped into the river to save the drowning man.

他跳进河里，去救将要淹死的人。

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He did not hesitate for a minute to save the drowning child.

他毫不踌躇去救那个落水的小孩。

《新英汉大辞典》

There is a small hole in the side to drain out extra moisture and keep from drowning the plants.

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And even in Atlantis, of the legend the night the seas rushed in, The drowning men still bellowed for their slaves.

亚特兰蒂斯,传奇之地,惊涛之下,先没卑奴

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He was drowned and the drowning was an accident.

他是溺水而死的，这只是一场意外。

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New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman sued to shut the company last year after the drowning.

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Her sister Lucy told the court that the defendant had visited their hotel shortly after the drowning "to warn them to keep quiet about it".

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At least 17 of the drowning victims were in vehicles driving into the water or swept away by rising water, the U.S. Commerce Department report said.

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