{v.} To make so much noise that it is impossible to hear (some other sound). * /The children's shouts drowned out the music./ * /The actor's words were drowned out by applause./
drown out а) заглушать Both the speaker and his speech were drowned out bythe disapproval of the crowd. б) затоплять Many families were drowned out whenthe river hurst its banks.
фраз. гл. 1) заглушать 2) затоплять Many families were drowned out when the river burst its banks. — Многие семьи утонули, когда река вышла из берегов.