飲のまれる

ichidan verb, intransitive verb

be swallowed up; be engulfed

Literal or figurative: being physically swallowed by something large, or being absorbed into a larger entity or situation.

• 小ちいさな船ふねは大おおきな波なみに飲のまれた。

  The small boat was swallowed up by the huge waves.

• 彼かれは都と会かいの喧けん騒そうに飲のまれてしまった。

  He got swallowed up by the hustle and bustle of the city.

ichidan verb, intransitive verb, transitive verb

be overwhelmed; be overawed

Psychological: being overpowered by an emotion, atmosphere, or someone's presence.

• 彼かの女じょは彼かれの迫はく力りょくに飲のまれて何なにも言いえなかった。

  She was overwhelmed by his forcefulness and couldn't say anything.

• 初はじめての舞ぶ台たいで、観かん客きゃくの熱ねっ気きに飲のまれそうになった。

  On stage for the first time, I almost got overwhelmed by the audience's energy.